Petition #20882023
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana. cicra January 31, 1820. - January 31, 1820.
- Court: Parish
- Salutation: To the Honorable James Pitot Parish Judge for the Parish & City of New Orleans
Abstract
Marie Louise Collin, a free woman of color, presents to the court that she intends to emancipate her forty-eight-year-old male slave named Thomas. She vouches that Thomas is "exempt from all the vices contemplated by law to be set free." She asks the court to order that the "usual notice" be posted up by the sheriff "according to law."
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Order, 31 January 1820; Sheriff's Return, 1 February 1820
- Pages of related documents: 0
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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 72F
- Microfilm: Reel #98-3
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