Petition #11684707
- Albemarle County, Virginia. filing started December 15, 1847.
- Court: Legislative
- Salutation: To the Honorable members of the General Assembly of Virginia
Abstract
Emancipated in 1847 by Erasmus T. and Maria L. Rose, who reside in Shelby County, Tennessee, James Monroe asks to remain "within the Commonwealth of Virginia and reside in the County of Albemarle." Monroe works as a servant in the dining room of a hotel and for professors at the University of Virginia. He has been in Charlottesville for fifteen years. He has conducted himself well, and lives with his slave wife and four slave children. If forced to leave he would be "separated from them forever."
Result: Referred to committee for courts of justice.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Certificate, N. H. Venable, et al., ca. 1847; Certificate, John B. Minor, ca. 1847; Certificate, John B. Minor, 29 December 1845; Certificate, George Watson Carr, ca. 1847; Certificate, Cynthia T. Norris, 5 December 1847; Certificate, John Thompson, 31 October 1847; Certificate, John M. Carr, 29 September 1847; Certificate, P. Francis Auguste, 1 October 1847
- Pages of related documents: 11
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
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