Mary, a free woman of color, report that she was freed about 1809 by the will of her late master and bequeathed and annual support of twenty dollars in cash, three hundred pounds of pork, and three hundred bushels of Indian corn. She also received her house, garden, and a supply of fire wood. To avoid re-enslavement dictated by the laws of Virginia, however, Mary was forced to leave Virginia and spend a "considerable portion of her time" in the District of Columbia. Her husband and children live in Virginia, and she now requests permission to remain in her native state as a free person.
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
