Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
George S. in Petition 21185902

Name:George S.
Petition:21185902 filed in Missouri, 1859
Role in Petition:petitioner
Color and Gender:mulatto male
Status:slave
Identified Immediate Family:LEWIS, Louisa - daughter
DICKSON, Elizabeth ([Lizzie]) - Family Head
LEWIS [MR.] - son-in-law
Economic Profile:
Age:approx 14 years of age in 1859
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Death:
Owned slaves?:
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Plantations
Literate?:
Urban?:
Runaway?:
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Term Slave:
Freedom:Free by 1863. Sued for freedom in 1859. Origins of freedom: born of a freed woman; judicial decree.