Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
James in Petition 11684309

Name:James
Petition:11684309 filed in Virginia, 1843
Role in Petition:
Color and Gender:black male
Status:slave
Identified Immediate Family:SLAUGHTER, Lucy ([Lucy Mingo] [Lucy Jordan] [Lucy Wingo]) - Family Head
Clara ([Clarah]) - granddaughter
Dinah - granddaughter
Economic Profile:
Age:approx 19 years of age in 1842
Birth:
Death:
Owned slaves?:
Occupation:
Skills:
Diseases:
Physical Attributes:
Moral Attributes:
Plantations
Literate?:
Urban?:
Runaway?:
Punishments Received:
Term Slave:Yes. Until age 30.
Freedom:Origins of freedom: manumitted by will of John Pleasants.