Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
BIRD, Peter in Petition 11279808

Name:BIRD, Peter
Petition:11279808 filed in North Carolina, 1798
Role in Petition:petitioner
Color and Gender:black male
Status:slave
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Economic Profile:ASSESSMENT - 1798 - Committee's Report
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Moral Attributes:foiled the robbery of the State House
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Literate?:
Urban?:
Runaway?:
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Term Slave:
Freedom:Sued for freedom in 1798. Origins of freedom: meritorious service rendered to the State.