Manuel Bady, a free man of color, is the curator of his sister Marie Louise Badia's estate. He asks the court to post the notices for the emancipation of a slave in his sister's estate, a Louisiana born mulatto named Marie Louise, also known as Velina. He presents to the court the following circumstances for his petition. Marie Louise is his daughter and she was his slave until 1827. In 1827, he sold her to his sister, Marie Louise Badia, on the condition that the latter would apprentice the girl into a trade, that she would never sell her, and would grant her freedom at her own expenses as soon as the laws of the state would permit. But Marie Louise Badia has died without having fulfilled the emancipation. Therefore Manuel Bady is now taking up the emancipation formalities himself. He vouches for his daughter's sweet, affable and submissive temperament. He also vouches that she is capable of earning a living and will not be a burden to the parish [Original in French].
Result: Granted.
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Repository: New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, Louisiana
