Petition #20883588
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana. cicra November 1835. - December 8, 1835.
- Court: Police Jury
- Salutation: À Messieurs le Président & Membres de l'Honorable Jury de Police de la Nle orléans
Abstract
Pierre Charles, a free man of color, presents to the police jury that, through hard work and thrift, he has been able to realize his goal of purchasing his three children, twelve-year-old Abel, ten-year-old Jules, and five-year-old Zoë. He further presents that he now wishes to emancipate them in order to teach them a trade and instill in them the habit of work ["pour leur donner un état & les élever dans l'habitude du travail"]. He therefore asks the police jury to authorize him to emancipate his children without compelling them to leave the state [Original in French].
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Order, 8 December 1835; Sheriff's Return, 12 December 1835; Extracts from Police Jury Deliberations, 14 November 1835, 5 December 1835, certified 7 December 1835; Certificate [Text in French], 27 October 1835, certified 6 November 1835
- Pages of related documents: 2
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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 39A
- Microfilm: Reel #98-2
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