Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
Martha in Petition 20785201

Name:Martha
Petition:20785201 filed in Kentucky, 1852
Role in Petition:defendant
Color and Gender:black female
Status:slave
Identified Immediate Family:John - son
Economic Profile:
Age:21 years of age in 1851
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Death:
Owned slaves?:
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Plantations
Literate?:
Urban?:
Runaway?:
Punishments Received:
Term Slave:Yes. Until age 21.
Freedom:Free by 1852. Origins of freedom: will and condition of going to Canada; decree.