11285605https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11285605North CarolinaOrangeCounty1856Archives1011North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North CarolinaEighty-one "citizens of Chapel Hill and its vicinity unite in recommending the petition in behalf of Sam Morphis to the favorable consideration of the General Assembly" for his emancipation.owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slaveNon-plantation/Non-household work (enslaved)Skills (enslaved)