Petition #21683228
- Petersburg City, Virginia. July 5, 1832. - July 6, 1832.
- Court: Circuit Superior
- Salutation: To the Honble John F. May - Judge of the Circuit Superior Court of Law & Chancery for the Town of Petersburg
Abstract
Mary L. Parish died in 1828, bequeathing six slaves their freedom if they emigrated to Liberia within one year. Parish, having a joint interest in three other slaves, including Lucy, offered them the same terms for manumission, provided the other tenants in common, Mary's siblings, agreed to allow the estate to purchase their interests. Lucy is now about to be sold to pay Parish's debts. She informs the court that she "was an obedient, faithful & honest slave to her said Mistress; was her waiting Maid for many years." She seeks an injunction to halt the sale until the court can decide her right to freedom.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: Order, 5 July 1832; Order, 6 July 1832; Court Record, July--December 1832; Answer, William M. Atkinson, Peter B. Batte, 11 June 1833; Copy of Last Will and Testament, Mary L. Parish [Parrish], 6 March 1828; Affidavit, John Allison, 5 July 1832; Newspaper Advertisement for Sale of Slave, 26 June 1832; Subpoena, Archibald A. Campbell, Frances Epes, 6 July 1832
- Pages of related documents: 9
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Citation information
Repository: Circuit Court Clerk's Office, Petersburg, Virginia
- Records of the Circuit Superior Court of Chancery
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