Part of Series | B |
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Microfilm Reel in Collection Series | 3 |
Microfilm Frame on Reel | 645 |
Accession Number (identifies petition on microfilm) | 20981505 |
County | Queen Anne's |
State | Maryland |
Year Legislative Petition Filed | 1815 |
Abstract of Petition | Henny Hemsley and her children state they are unjustly held in slavery by George Walls, who is currently in Maryland, but who is a resident of Kentucky. The petitioners claim they are entitled to their freedom because they are "descended on the female line from a free woman named Susan." |
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