This Day in History – March 31, 1641

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17th century American,

Atlantic world,

Chesapeake Bay,

Christian baptism,

Colonial America,

early African American history,

early colonial life,

enslaved father,

family preservation,

freedom suit,

historical photographs,

indentured servitude vs slavery,

John Graweere,

judicial petition,

Labor History,

Legal History,

legal precedents,

Manumission,

March 31 1641,

petition for freedom,

property laws,

purchasing freedom,

slave laws,

social status,

this day in history,

tintype of children,

US,

Virginia colony,

Virginia General Court,

William Evans,