Petition #20882777
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana. cicra May 15, 1827. - May 15, 1827.
- Court: Parish
- Salutation: To the Honorable James Pitot, Judge of the Parish Court in & for the Parish & City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana
Abstract
Manuel José, a free man of color, presents to the court that he is desirous to emancipate his thirty-year-old wife named Marie Zaïre, whom he "purchased and paid for with a view to such emancipation." He vouches that Marie Zaïre is "of good orderly and industrious habits" and has never been guilty of "any great crime." He asks the court to order "the notices and other necessary proceedings" required by law.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Order, 15 May 1827; Sheriff's Return, 30 August 1827
- 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 59I
- Microfilm: Reel #98-3
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