<petition><petition_analysis_number>20686320</petition_analysis_number><petition_url>https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20686320</petition_url><state>Georgia</state><county>Richmond</county><location_type>County</location_type><file_day>5</file_day><file_month>6</file_month><file_year>1863</file_year><filing_court>Ordinary</filing_court><end_day>5</end_day><end_month>6</end_month><end_year>1863</end_year><ending_court>Ordinary</ending_court><result>granted</result><enslaved_count>0</enslaved_count><fpoc_count>2</fpoc_count><total_people_count>2</total_people_count><repository>Richmond County Records Retention Center, Augusta, Georgia</repository><abstract>Elizabeth Payne, a free woman of color, seeks the appointment of John B. Carter as her guardian.  In a related document, the 28-year-old Payne, who was born in Augusta, Georgia, is listed as a seamstress.</abstract><subjects><subject>Occupation (FPOC)</subject><subject>Guardianship (FPOC)</subject></subjects></petition>