11682306https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11682306VirginiaFluvannaCounty19121823Legislative1411824Legislativerejected023Library of Virginia, Richmond, VirginiaAnna Shelton, a slave owned by John Ashlin, married Peyton Shelton, a free man of color, who purchased and emancipated her. Now she discovers that by law she must leave "her husband, her home & her friends." She seeks permission to remain in Virginia.Purchased own family (FPOC)owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slaveEnslaver (FPOC)State residency issues (FPOC)Frees own family (FPOC)Family kept together (Black)