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Free persons of color and slave documents, 1808-1844.
title
Free persons of color and slave documents, 1808-1844.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Fugitive slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slavery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave trade, Louisiana, New Orleans, Mather, James, 1750?-1821, Macarty, Augustin Francois de, 1774-1844, African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, History, 19th century, Mayors, Louisiana, New Orleans, Municipal government, Louisiana, New Orleans, Marie Justine, born 1779?, Letters, Affidavits, Receipts (Acknowledgments)(Acknowledgments), Certificates, Haitian Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Cap-Haïtien (Haiti)
Date created ms
1808, 1844
Abstract
Certificates, municipal records, sworn statements, a letter, and financial documents relating to free persons of color and enslaved persons in the New Orleans area. Three documents verify the status of free people of color: an affidavit by Michel Amfoux certifying that Marie Justine "Sangosse" was born free; a certificate by P. A. Delachaise, justice of the peace; and a statement by Francis Wadrick, a man of color, both attest that James Brown, a prisoner in New York, was a free man of color and never an enslaved person. A few documents concern the ownership or transfer of enslaved persons by the City of New Orleans and bear the signatures of city officials, including mayors James Mather and Augustin Macarty, and city jailor B. Puche. A document signed by James Mather and a receipt given by P. Puche to Mr. McDonald concern runaway slaves. The documents are in French, English, and Spanish.
Nicholas Girod order to pay, 1814 October 20.
title
Nicholas Girod order to pay, 1814 October 20.
Subject
African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, History, 19th century, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Municipal government, Louisiana, New Orleans, Mayors, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1814-10-20
Abstract
Mandat de Payment (order to pay) $6.50 to Julie Robert, described as a free mulatto woman, for the twenty-six days that her enslaved person Blaise worked on the municipal chain gang. The Mayor of New Orleans, N. Girod, issued these pay bills or cash vouchers to authorize the City Treasurer to remunerate individuals for services rendered to the City. The mandats were printed forms with pertinent data filled in. Each was signed by the Mayor and usually by the person to whom it was issued, or a designated representative. In French.
Freedom papers of New Orleans (La.), 1832-1858.
title
Freedom papers of New Orleans (La.), 1832-1858.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slavery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, African American children, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American families, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, False imprisonment, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Illinois, Springfield, Governors, Illinois, Affidavits, Deeds, Legal documents
Date created ms
1832, 1858
Abstract
This is an artificial collection comprised of various documents that provide evidence of the free status of individual persons in the city of New Orleans during the years 1832-1858. Among the items are certificates from public officials, copies of notarial acts, extracts from the Registers of Free People of Color maintained in the Mayor's Office, extracts from records in the Orleans Parish Conveyance Office, court judgments, and affidavits from private citizens.

Each of these documents identifies the free person and makes some reference to the source of her or his freedom. Some items include additional information, such as the person's occupation, relations, or name of former slaveholder.

Some items appear to have been carried as proof of freedom by the named individuals. Others may be record copies retained in the files of the issuing agency.

Items of note include two affidavits relating to the imprisonment of John Shelby, a free man of color of Springfield, Illinois. In a February 19, 1857 affidavit written by Illinois governor William Henry Bissell, Bissell provides evidence that Shelby, mistakenly imprisoned as a runaway slave, is indeed a free person of color, born and raised in Springfield, Illinois. Bissell goes on to detail the skin color of Shelby's parents and Shelby's physiognomy, describing him as ""...a very dark Mulatto, the white Blood scarcely perceptible."" A related affidavit, written by Thomas Moffett on 20 February 1857, further verifies that Shelby is a free man of color and expresses concern over Shelby’s condition after three months in prison. The earliest document in the collection, dated May 11, 1832, is an Act of Emancipation of Slaves by Doctor James Ritchie, Executor of William M. Beal's estate, which confirms Beal's intention of emancipating Richard Jackson (described as a griffe), his wife Hester, and their children: John B. Jourdan (described as a mulatto), Louisa (described as a griffe), Charles or ""Jefferson"" (described as a griffe), John, son of ""John B. Jourdan"" (described as a mulatto); and Stephen W. Rogers (described as a griffe).

Two documents discuss a free person of color having purchased their freedom through an agreement with their slave owner. These items include an 1854 act of freedom documenting that a slave named Marie paid to Louis Banks the sum of $150, entitling her to her freedom, and, an 1858 acknowledgment of freedom by Adeline Davis, now of Paris France, for Jean (described as a mulatto), who paid her a sum of $300 for his freedom.

Extracts from the Mayorality of New Orleans' Book of Records include records for the following free persons of color: Jean Baptiste (described as a mulatto and a carpenter), Andrew Jackson Keller (described as a quadroon and a brick mason), Mary Forstall (described as a mulattress and a hairdresser), Joseph Devenport (described as a griffe and a minister), and Estelle (described as a free girl).

Other items represented include an 1856 act of freedom signed by D. Augustin certifying that Augustin Circe (described as a 21 year old mulatto), son of his free mulatto house servant (Marie Circe), is a free person of color; a 24 February 1857 copy of the emancipation of Alexander (described as a mulatto man of 24 years) by his aunt Phoebe Anderson, his owner and a free woman of color; a 1854 certificate of freedom for Charles Hawkins (described as a mulatto boy of seventeen years) certifying he has proven his freedom before the court and is authorized to remain in the state and to pass; a testament given by three citizens of New Orleans that Thomas Jefferson Martin is a free person of color and has been for more than ten years; and a certificate of freedom for Aurore. Two items are in French.
City of New Orleans order to pay, 1818 November 7.
title
City of New Orleans order to pay, 1818 November 7.
Subject
Municipal government, Louisiana, New Orleans, New Orleans, History, 19th century, African Americans, History, 19th century, Mayors, Louisiana, New Orleans, Macarty, Augustin Francois de, 1774-1844, Mountreuil, Rosette, active 1818, African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave records, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Financial instruments
Date created ms
1818-11-07
Abstract
An order from the mayor's office to the treasury to reimburse Pierre Charles Marioux, a free man of color, for the work of his slave Lacroix, who is described as a negro. The document is signed by the mayor of New Orleans, Augustin Macarty. In French.
J. Roffignac order to pay, 1821 March 19.
title
J. Roffignac order to pay, 1821 March 19.
Subject
African Americans, Louisiana, History, 19th century, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Free blacks, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American soldiers, Louisiana, New Orleans, Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Haitian Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Mayors, Louisiana, New Orleans, Financial instruments
Date created ms
1821-03-19
Abstract
Mandat de Payment (order to pay) $132 to Mr. (Joseph?) Savary, Jr., a free man of color, for the rental of a cart to the City for three months. The Mayor of New Orleans, J. Roffignac, issued these pay bills or cash vouchers to authorize the City Treasurer to remunerate individuals for services rendered to the City. The mandats were printed forms with pertinent data filled in. Each was signed by the Mayor and usually by the person to whom it was issued, or a designated representative. In French.
City of New Orleans order to pay, 1818 March 5.
title
City of New Orleans order to pay, 1818 March 5.
Subject
Municipal government, Louisiana, New Orleans, New Orleans, History, 19th century, African Americans, History, 19th century, Mayors, Louisiana, New Orleans, Macarty, Augustin Francois de, 1774-1844, Mountreuil, Rosette, active 1818, African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave records, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Financial instruments
Date created ms
1818-03-05
Abstract
An order from the mayor's office to the treasury to reimburse Rosette Montreuil, a free woman of color, for the work of her slave, Michel, who is described as a mulatto. The document is signed by the mayor of New Orleans, Augustin Macarty. In French.
James Mather order to pay, 1807 November 12.
title
James Mather order to pay, 1807 November 12.
Subject
African Americans, Louisiana, History, 19th century, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. African American soldiers, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Municipal government, Louisiana, New Orleans, Mayors, Louisiana, New Orleans, Negotiable instruments
Date created ms
1807-11-12
Abstract
Mandat de Payment (order to pay) $30 to Valfroy Trudeau (described as a free mulatto) for services rendered in the "Grandjean affair." The Mayor of New Orleans, James Mather, issued pay bills or cash vouchers to authorize the City Treasurer to remunerate individuals for services rendered to the City. The mandats were printed forms with pertinent data filled in. The document is signed by the Mayor and usually by the person to whom it was issued, or a designated representative. In French.
Indenture of Celeste Williams with Elizabeth McKay sponsored by James Robinson, Volume 1, Number 83, 1813 October 4
title
Indenture of Celeste Williams with Elizabeth McKay sponsored by James Robinson, Volume 1, Number 83, 1813 October 4
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. African American children, Louisiana, New Orleans, Benefactors, Louisiana, New Orleans, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1813-10-04
Abstract
In this indenture, Celeste Williams (described as a free mulatto girl of two years of age) is sponsored by James Robinson as an apprentice to Elizabeth McKay to learn to be a housekeeper.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Antoine Clemire with Genius Trinchard sponsored by Marie Besard, Volume 4, Number 137, 1825 November 15
title
Indenture of Antoine Clemire with Genius Trinchard sponsored by Marie Besard, Volume 4, Number 137, 1825 November 15
Subject
Orphans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1825-11-15
Abstract
In this indenture, Antoine Clemire (described as a young free orphan of color of 16 years old and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his aunt, Marie Louise Besard (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Genius Trinchard to learn to be a bricklayer. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Register of free colored persons entitled to remain in the state. Volume 3, 1859-1861.
title
Register of free colored persons entitled to remain in the state. Volume 3, 1859-1861.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American men, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, New Orleans (La.). Office of the Mayor, Legal documents
Date created ms
1859, 1861
Abstract
The third volume of the Register of Free Colored Persons Entitled to Remain in the State was produced by the New Orleans Mayor's Office between 1859 and 1861. Free people of color who were not born in the City of New Orleans, or who were born in the Parish of Orleans and were emancipated after birth, were required to register with the Mayor's Office as free people of color.

The register as a whole is comprised of four volumes created between the years 1840-1864. The roster lists the individual's name, sex, color, age, occupation, place of birth (parish or county, state, country), date of arrival (this section is blank in the majority of entries), additional remarks, and the date that the information was recorded. Information found in the remarks column identifies either the name of the emancipator or the name of the person who verified a free person of color's free status by witnessing or notarizing the act of emancipation. Volume 3 is in English.

The roster is arranged in chronological groups for the years 1859-1861. The names are recorded alphabetically by the first letter of the last name, or as in some cases, the first letter of the only given name. A list of names appearing in the register is available online at www.lecomite.org/indexes/FPOCIndex.txt. Note that this list is an index to a transcription of the register, published by Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane. The page numbers given in the index refer to the published transcription and not to the manuscript register.
Register of free colored persons entitled to remain in the state. Volume 2, 1856-1859.
title
Register of free colored persons entitled to remain in the state. Volume 2, 1856-1859.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American men, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, New Orleans (La.). Office of the Mayor, Legal documents
Date created ms
1856, 1859
Abstract
The second volume of the Register of Free Colored Persons Entitled to Remain in the State was produced by the New Orleans Mayor's Office between 1856 and 1859. Free people of color who were not born in the City of New Orleans or who were born in the Parish of Orleans and were emancipated after birth were required to register with the Mayor's Office as free people of color.

The register as a whole is comprised of four volumes created between the years 1840-1864. The roster lists the individual's name, sex, color, age, occupation, place of birth (parish or county, state, country), date of arrival (this section is blank in the majority of entries), additional remarks, and the date that the information was recorded. Information found in the remarks column identifies the name of the emancipator or the name of the person who verified a free person of color's free status by witnessing or notarizing the act of emancipation. Volume 2 is in English.

The roster is arranged in chronological groups for the years 1856-1859. The names are recorded alphabetically by the first letter of the last name, or as in some cases, the first letter of the only listed name.

A list of names appearing in the register is available online at www.lecomite.org/indexes/FPOCIndex.txt. Note that this list is an index to a transcription of the register, published by Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane. Page numbers given in the index refer to the published transcription and not to the manuscript register.
Indenture of Henry Williams with James Powell sponsored by James Robinson, Volume 1, Number 84, 1813 October 4
title
Indenture of Henry Williams with James Powell sponsored by James Robinson, Volume 1, Number 84, 1813 October 4
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Benefactors, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American children, Louisiana, New Orleans, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1813-10-04
Abstract
In this indenture, Henry Williams (described as a free mulatto boy of five years and six months of age) is sponsored by James Robinson to be a servant to James Powell.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Maximilien Andre with Jean Chaigneau sponsored by Madame Joseph, Volume 4, Number 184, 1827 April 12
title
Indenture of Maximilien Andre with Jean Chaigneau sponsored by Madame Joseph, Volume 4, Number 184, 1827 April 12
Subject
Orphans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1827-04-12
Abstract
In this indenture, Maximilien Andre (described as a young free man of color and orphan of 16 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his sister, Madame Joseph (described as a free person of color), as an apprentice to Jean Chaigneau to learn to be a bricklayer. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Jean Baptiste Averin with Joseph St. Amant sponsored by Pierre Garcie, Volume 4, Number 205, 1827 December 6
title
Indenture of Jean Baptiste Averin with Joseph St. Amant sponsored by Pierre Garcie, Volume 4, Number 205, 1827 December 6
Subject
Orphans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1827-12-06
Abstract
In this indenture, Jean Baptiste Averin (described as a free child of color and orphan of 12 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his uncle, Pierre Garcie (described as a free man of color), as an apprentice to Joseph St. Amant (described as a free man of color) to learn to be a blacksmith. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Charles Dacqueny with George Hunter sponsored by Nathan Morse, Volume 2, Number 50, 1816 November 25
title
Indenture of Charles Dacqueny with George Hunter sponsored by Nathan Morse, Volume 2, Number 50, 1816 November 25
Subject
Orphans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Benefactors, Louisiana, New Orleans, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans, Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds
Date created ms
1816-11-25
Abstract
In this indenture, Charles Dacqueny (described as an orphan boy of color of six years of age) is sponsored by his guardian, Nathan Morse, as an apprentice to George Hunter to learn the trade and mystery of all the various branches of his manufactures.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Register of free colored persons entitled to remain in the state. Volume 4, 1861-1864.
title
Register of free colored persons entitled to remain in the state. Volume 4, 1861-1864.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American men, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, New Orleans (La.). Office of the Mayor, Legal documents
Date created ms
1861, 1864
Abstract
The fourth volume of the Register of Free Colored Persons Entitled to Remain in the State was produced by the New Orleans Mayor's Office between 1861-1864. Free people of color who were not born in the City of New Orleans, or who were born in the Parish of Orleans and were emancipated after birth, were required to register with the Mayor's Office as free people of color.

The register as a whole is comprised of four volumes created between the years 1840-1864. The roster lists the individual's name, sex, color, age, occupation, place of birth (parish or county, state, country), date of arrival (this section is blank in the majority of entries), additional remarks, and the date that the information was recorded. Information found in the remarks column identifies either the name of the emancipator or the name of the person who verified a free person of color's free status by witnessing or notarizing the act of emancipation.

The roster is arranged in chronological groups for the years 1861-1864. Only a few entries were recorded in 1864. Names are recorded alphabetically by the first letter of the last name, or as in some cases, the first letter of the only listed name. Volume 4 is in English.

A list of names appearing in the register is available online at www.lecomite.org/indexes/FPOCIndex.txt. Note that this list is an index to a transcription of the register, published by Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane. The page numbers given in the index refer to the published transcription and not to the manuscript register.
Indenture of Alphonse Lorquet with Jean Sagot sponsored by Magdelaine Camfrancq, Volume 2, Number 28, 1815 August 5
title
Indenture of Alphonse Lorquet with Jean Sagot sponsored by Magdelaine Camfrancq, Volume 2, Number 28, 1815 August 5
Subject
Orphans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free blacks, Haiti, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Benefactors, Louisiana, New Orleans, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans, Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds
Date created ms
1815-08-05
Abstract
In this indenture, Alphonse Lorquet (described as a young free man of color and orphan of 15 years of age, born in Saint Domingue) is sponsored by his benefactress, Magdelaine Camfrancq (described as a free girl of color), as an apprentice to Jean Sagot to learn to be a shoemaker. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Francois Gallaud with Dutreuil Barjon sponsored by Louis Gallaud, Volume 4, Number 97, 1825 February 11
title
Indenture of Francois Gallaud with Dutreuil Barjon sponsored by Louis Gallaud, Volume 4, Number 97, 1825 February 11
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1825-02-11
Abstract
In this indenture, Francois Gallaud (described as a young free man of color of 14 years of age and a Creole of New Orleans) is sponsored by his father, Louis Gallaud (described as a free man of color), as an apprentice to Dutreuil Barjon (described as a free man of color) to learn to be a joiner and cabinetmaker. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Jean Baptiste with Francois Bierre sponsored by Nicolas Joly, Volume 5, Number 375, 1834 November 18
title
Indenture of Jean Baptiste with Francois Bierre sponsored by Nicolas Joly, Volume 5, Number 375, 1834 November 18
Subject
Slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1834-11-18
Abstract
In this indenture, Jean Baptiste (described as a young man of color and slave for and until the age of 21 years) is sponsored by his slaveholder, Nicolas Joly (described as a free man of color) as an apprentice to Francois Bierre (described as a free man of color) to learn to be a bricklayer.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Pierre Lanon with Nelson Foucher sponsored by Elenor Magdeleine, Volume 4, Number 211, 1828 February 6.
title
Indenture of Pierre Lanon with Nelson Foucher sponsored by Elenor Magdeleine, Volume 4, Number 211, 1828 February 6.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1828-02-06
Abstract
In this indenture, Pierre Lanon (described as a young free man of color of 17 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his mother, Elenor Magdeleine (described as a free negress), as an apprentice to Nelson Foucher (described as a free man of color) to learn to be a bricklayer. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.

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