Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
Benjamin in Petition 20884857

Name:Benjamin
Petition:20884857 filed in Louisiana, 1848
Role in Petition:
Color and Gender:black male
Status:slave
Identified Immediate Family:BROADWATER, Sarah ([Sary] [Sally]) - Family Head
BROADWATER, Francis - brother
Dennis ([Denis]) - son
Economic Profile:ASSESSMENT - 1848 - petition
HIRING - 1847 - petition
SALE - 1846 - petition
Age:approx 28 years of age in 1848
Birth:
Death:
Owned slaves?:
Occupation:
Skills:
Diseases:
Physical Attributes:
Moral Attributes:
Plantations
Literate?:
Urban?:
Runaway?:
Punishments Received:
Term Slave:Yes. Until age 30.
Freedom: