Petition #11583809

• Red River County, Texas. filing started circa 1838.
• Court: Legislative
• Salutation: To the Honourable the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas in Congress assembled

Abstract

Edmund J. Carter, a free man of color, arrived in Texas in January 1837. He asks to "enjoy unmolested the privileges of a citizen" and to hold land and other property in his own name.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: See PARs #11583810, #11583811
• Pages of related documents: 0

1 people are documented within petition 11583809

• 1 Free person of color
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Texas State Library-Archives Division, Austin, Texas

• Records of the Legislature, Memorials and Petitions
• Record group: 100
• Folder: 1

Subjects

• Property owners (Black)
• State residency issues (FPOC)
• Enfranchisement/Disenfranchisement