Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
SHORTER, Richard in Petition 20981210

Name:SHORTER, Richard
Petition:20981210 filed in Maryland, 1812
Role in Petition:
Color and Gender:mulatto male
Status:FPOC
Identified Immediate Family:SHORTER, Nelly - unknown
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Term Slave:
Freedom:Free by 1795. Sued for freedom in 1795. Origins of freedom: descended from a white woman.