James Newlin of Alamance County represents that "his slave Sam, commonly called Sam Morphis, desires to be emancipated by the General Assembly with the privilege of remaining in North Carolina." Newlin reports that "Sam has been for several years engaged as a hack-driver and waiter at the University" and that Sam "has made himself acceptable to all who have employed him." The petitioner therefore asks "a favorable consideration for this prayer for freedom."
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Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina
