Graham Bell, a man described in a related petition by citizens of the town of Petersburg as a "Mulatto man," represents to the court in this petition that he posted $500 as security when his son was accused of forging a bond and "examined for the imputed offence by Greensville county court." When indictment was handed down by the grand jury, the son absconded and the father was left with a substantial debt. Bell contends that if he is forced to pay the bond he would lose all that he has acquired over many years by his "industry and frugality" to support his large family and protect them from "indigence and want." He asks the legislature to interpose its mercy and secure him against the loss of the "pittance acquired by sweat and labor of a whole life."
Result: Claims, reasonable, bill drawn.
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
