Petition #20883745
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana. cicra September 1837. - June 9, 1838.
- Court: Police Jury
- Salutation: To the Honorable, the Police Jury of the Parish of New Orleans
Abstract
Jean Baptiste, a free man of color, presents to the police jury that he is desirous to emancipate his fifty-five-year-old brother named Jean Louis, whom he purchased under the express condition of freeing him. He declares that Jean Louis has always behaved well, has never "occasioned any complaint," and that he is well able to support himself. Jean Baptiste therefore asks the police jury to allow him to emancipate Jean Louis, without compelling him to leave the state.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Order, 9 June 1838; Sheriff's Return, ca. 9 June 1838; Extracts from Police Jury Deliberations, 22 September 1837, 17 November 1837, certified ca. 17 November 1837
- Pages of related documents: 1
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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 27F
- Microfilm: Reel #98-1
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