Forty residents of Northampton County ask that James Langford, an "industrious and frugal" slave carpenter, be emancipated. Citing that Langford has a "wife and children [that] are slaves," they report that "he is desirous of remaining in North Carolina with them." The petitioners therefore pray "your Honorable body to pass an act emancipating him." They believe that "by granting this petition your will be an act of kindness for a deserving man, receive the thanks of your petitioners and do no wrong to the public interest."
Result: Laid on the table.
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Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina
