Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
Peter in Petition 20977904

Name:Peter
Petition:20977904 filed in Maryland, 1779
Role in Petition:petitioner
Color and Gender:black male
Status:slave
Identified Immediate Family:Nan - daughter
Jane - unknown
Caleb - unknown
Frank - unknown
Abram - unknown
Job - unknown
Moll - Family Head
Frank ([Francis]) - son
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Term Slave:
Freedom:Free by 1781. Sued for freedom in 1779. Origins of freedom: descendant of slave manumitted in will.