Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
HOSTLER, Joseph ([Joe]) in Petition 11283302

Name:HOSTLER, Joseph ([Joe])
Petition:11283302 filed in North Carolina, 1833
Role in Petition:petitioner
Color and Gender:black male
Status:slave
Identified Immediate Family:
Economic Profile:ASSESSMENT - Circa 1830 - Report of Commission of Propositions and Grievances
HIRING - 1830 - Report of Commission of Propositions and Grievances
SALE - Circa 1833 - Report of Commission of Propositions and Grievances
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Death:
Owned slaves?:
Occupation:barber
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Plantations
Literate?:
Urban?:
Runaway?:
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Term Slave:
Freedom:Free by 1833. Sued for freedom in 1833. Origins of freedom: purchased freedom from David Smith; judicial decree.