Petition #11000018

• Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
• Court: unknown
• Salutation: To the Honorable the General Assembly of the State of Mississippi

Abstract

Twenty-five citizens of Woodville write on behalf of Charles and Eve, elderly slaves previously owned by the late Colonel Hugh Davis. The petitioners ask for the slaves' emancipation, believing them to be "worthy and deserving their Freedom".

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: See PAR #11000009
• Pages of related documents: 0

13 people are documented within petition 11000018

• 2 Enslaved
• 10 Petitioners
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Mississippi

• Legislative Papers, Petitions and Memorials 1817-1839, undated
• Record group: 47

Subjects

• owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slave
• Seniors (enslaved)