Petition #20882729

• Orleans Parish, Louisiana. February 16, 1827. - February 17, 1827.
• Court: Parish
• Salutation: To the Honorable James Pitot, Judge of the Parish Court, in and for the City and Parish of New Orleans

Abstract

Marie Louise Dernoui, a free woman of color, presents to the court that she "has the intention of manumitting" her female slave and daughter named Charlotte, aged "upwards of thirty years." She vouches that her daughter has "always led a sober and regular life," and has never been guilty of any crime or "ill conduct." She asks the court to direct the sheriff to make "the publications required by law" in cases of emancipation.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Affidavit, 16 February 1827; Order, 17 February 1827; Sheriff's Return, 17 February 1827
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20882729

• 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 38A
• Microfilm: Reel #98-2

Subjects

• owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slave
• Frees own family (FPOC)