Petition #20883177
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana. cicra September 1831. - October 31, 1831.
- Court: Police Jury
- Salutation: To the president and Members of the Police Jury of New Orleans
Abstract
Pauline Lorraine, a free woman of color, presents to the police jury that, in 1828, she purchased, from a free man of color named Edward Jenkins, her two children: a mulatto girl named Marie Caroline and a boy named Antoine Cherry, the latter having since died. She explains to the jury that she is growing old and is afraid she might die, leaving in slavery her daughter, who has "in great measure contributed," through her labor, to pay the agreed-upon price for her brother and herself. She asks the police jury to give the "necessary authorization" to fulfill all the formalities prescribed by law "before any court of competent jurisdiction" [Original in English and French].
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: Certificate , 4 August 1831; Extracts from Police Jury Deliberations, 10 September 1831, 15 October 1831, certified 17 October 1831; Petition to Parish Court, ca. 31 October 1831; Order, 31 October 1831; Sheriff's Return, 31 October 1831; Vente d'esclave [Act of Sale], 11 June 1828, certified 1 August 1831; Mortgage Discharge Certificate [Text in French], 1 July 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 179A
- Microfilm: Reel #98-5
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