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Mary was a slave who had many different owners. |
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Mary Postell was born as a slave. sssShe worked
on forts and public works alongside other people, and was given her
Certificate of Freedom. She was in Charleston at the end of the war with
her husband. In the chaos, her certificate was taken from her by someone
who claimed that they wanted to see her papers. |
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Mary had been set free by the court but
later on lost her papers
and was returned to her old owner. |
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I got my information from the story that the
teach gave me and google. |
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