Petition #20883139
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana. cicra August 1831. - September 27, 1831.
- Court: Police Jury
- Salutation: To the Honourable the President and members composing the Police Jury for the Parish of Orleans
Abstract
Manuel Tellado presents to the police jury that he has recently purchased a forty-one-year-old female slave, a creole named Maria del Rosario, under the express condition that he would "manumit" her as soon as possible; a condition without which the act of sale "would not have taken place." He declares that he has had Maria del Rosario "in his possession" for a long time, and he vouches for her good behavior and the important services she has rendered him. He explains that he wishes to emancipate her "in consequence" of those services, as well as of the condition of sale. He asks the police jury to "deliberate upon the propriety" of authorizing him to proceed further to the formalities prescribed by law, in order to obtain Maria's manumission.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Certificates [Text in French], 31 August 1831, 16 September 1831; Extracts from Police Jury Deliberations, 13 August 1831, 10 September 1831, certified 12 September 1831; Petition to Parish Court, ca. 27 September 1831; Order, 27 September 1831; Sheriff's Return, 27 September 1831; Vte d'esclave Sous Cond: d'affranchissement, 3 Août 1831 [Act of Sale], 3 August 1831, certified 3 August 1831
- Pages of related documents: 8
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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 87C
- Microfilm: Reel #98-4
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