Petition #20881452

Abstract

Madelaine Marianne, a free woman of color, asks the court to order posting of the notices prescribed by law, so that she can proceed with the emancipation of her sister, a fifty-year-old slave named Louison. Madelaine Marianne presents that she has recently purchased Louison from her previous owner with the specific intent to free her. She vouches that Louison has always had an honest conduct and has never tried to run away [Original in French].

Result: Granted.

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Repository: New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, Louisiana

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