Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
Turner in Petition 20783716

Name:Turner
Petition:20783716 filed in Kentucky, 1837
Role in Petition:petitioner
Color and Gender:black male
Status:slave
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PlantationsGoose Creek
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Urban?:
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Term Slave:Yes. Until 1834.
Freedom:Sued for freedom in 1837. Origins of freedom: expiration of servitude cited in will.