Petition #20881721

• Orleans Parish, Louisiana. March 8, 1817. - March 10, 1817.
• Court: Parish
• Salutation: To the honorable James Pitot judge of the Parish Court for the city and parish of New Orleans

Abstract

Marie Anstive, a free woman of color, presents to the court that she "has the intention to emancipate" her fifty-year-old female slave named Catherine. She declares that Catherine has always "led an honest conduct," has not run away, and has not committed any crime. She therefore asks the court to order that "notice according to law" be posted up.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PAR #20881832; Order, 10 March 1817; Sheriff's Return, 10 March 1817
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20881721

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Free person of color
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Records of the Parish Court, Emancipation Petitions 1813-1843
• Page: frame 111
• Microfilm: Reel #98-5

Subjects

• owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slave
• Enslaver (FPOC)