Petition #10382501
- New Castle County, Delaware. filing started January 1825.
- Court: Legislative
- Salutation: To the Honourable the Senate and House of Representatives of the State
Abstract
Thirty members of the "African Benevolent Association" seek an act of incorporation for their organization. Formed in 1820 "from the best of motives," the petitioners, "sensible of the ignorance, and consequent moral degradation of their Brethren the people of Colour," assert that the group associated themselves "to promote good order" and to "cultivate virtuous principles" among their "brethren the people of Colour," as well as to provide "relief in sickness, want and distress."
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: PAR #10382504; Constitution and By-Laws of the African Benevolent Association of Wilmington, Del. (Wilmington: J. Wilson Printer, ca. 1820)
- Pages of related documents: 7
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Citation information
Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware
- General Assembly, Legislative Papers
- Page: 747-748, 740-746
- Microfilm: 747-748, 740-746
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