unknown, Lucy [52]
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Title
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unknown, Lucy [52]
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Gender
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Female
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Biography
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Lucy was the daughter of Mary, who was enslaved by Reuben George. George's 1814 will explicitly stated that all of the enslaved people should be manumitted, some within ten years. others as soon as was deemed appropriate by the administrator. Finally, all should be manumitted at the death of the widow. Lucy's mother was manumitted in 1824.
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Lucy, who was born after the death of Reuben George, but likely before her mother's manumission, was considered part of the estate.
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She began the process of trying to secure her freedom in 1844.
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Participant in
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1844--Bourbon Co., Lucy sues for her freedom
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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Lucy, a woman of color v. Kendrick et al.
Bourbon County Circuit Court Case # 21888
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Source(s)
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Bourbon County (Ky.) Circuit Court Case Files 1785–1880