Petition #11678506
- Williamsburg City, Virginia. filing started November 22, 1785.
- Court: Legislative
- Salutation: To the Honorable the Speaker and Members of the House of Delegates
Abstract
Abraham Peyton Skipwith petitions for his freedom. Skipwith asserts that Thomas Bentley, his late owner, expressed "a uniform intention to grant your petitioner his freedom, and in his last illness frequently declared the same intention." He further avers that he "obtained the confidence and regard of his said master insomuch that he was rather regarded as a Clerk and assistant than in the unfortunate character of a slave." The petitioner therefore prays that "an act may pass for granting to your petitioner the blessing of freedom."
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: Deed of Emancipation, Thomas Bentley, 27 July 1782; Certificate, John Stewart, 25 June 1785; Eliza I. Brent to Abraham Peyton Skipwith, 13 November 1785; Bill of Sale, Jaquelin Ambler to Thomas Bentley, 4 February 1782; Thomas Walker to Abraham Peyton Skipwith, 15 May 1785
- Pages of related documents: 11
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
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