Petition #20882138

• Orleans Parish, Louisiana. April 6, 1821. - April 7, 1821.
• Court: Parish
• Salutation: To the Honble James Pitot judge of the parish court for this city and parish of New Orleans

Abstract

Antoine Villard, a free man of color, presents to the court that he wishes to emancipate "from the bonds of slavery" his thirty-year-old female slave named Beatrix. He declares that Beatrix has always had a good conduct and has never "offered" to run away. He asks the court to order that the "proper" notices of emancipation be posted up for forty days according to law.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Order, 7 April 1821; Sheriff's Return, 7 April 1821
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20882138

• 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 30E
• Microfilm: Reel #98-2

Subjects

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