Petition #20884236
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana. cicra May 1842. - September 23, 1842.
- Court: Police Jury
- Salutation: To the Honorable the President and Members of the Police Jury for the Parish of Orleans
Abstract
Gabriel Correjolles, testamentary executor for the estate of the late Marie Louise Thomassin, a free woman of color, presents to the police jury that, by her last will and testament, the late Marie Louise Thomassin gave freedom to her nineteen-year-old mulatto slave named Jean Baptiste, and "bequeathed to him" a sum of $200. Correjolles declares that Jean Baptiste, who was born in the state of Louisiana, has always "led an honest conduct," has never run away, has never committed robbery or any other crime, and has always behaved "with most respectful manner toward white persons." Correjolles asks the police jury to consent to Jean Baptiste's emancipation and to dispense him "with leaving the state."
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 1
- Related documents: PARs #20882135, #20882947; Certificate [Text in French], 22 April 1842; Extracts from Police Jury Deliberations, 6 May 1842, 2 September 1842; Petition to Parish Court, ca. 23 September 1842; Order, 23 September 1842; Sheriff's Return, 24 September 1842; Testament de Marie L. Thomassin, 17 Juin 1834 [Last Will and Testament, Marie Louise Thomassin], 17 June 1834, certified 19 March 1842
- 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 130
- Microfilm: Reel #98-5
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