11681513https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11681513VirginiaAccomackCounty13121815Legislativelaid on the table102Library of Virginia, Richmond, VirginiaEmancipated in his deceased owner's will, Joseph asks for an act of emancipation and permission to remain "in his native place free and unmolested."owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slaveSues for freedom (enslaved)State residency issues (FPOC)