11085919https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11085919MississippiItawambaCounty1859Archives011Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MississippiBillard Filmore, a free man of color, seeks a special act making him a slave for life to James J. Lindsey, a lawyer in the town of Fulton. At a recent court session, Filmore was charged with the attempted murder of a slave. He was desirous of procuring counsel in his defense and was "looking to the law recently passed by your Honorable body respecting free Mulattos in Said State."Voluntary enslavementState residency issues (FPOC)Jails/WorkhousesAssault