Petition #20885274
- St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. July 12, 1852. - August 31, 1852.
- Court: District
- Salutation: To the honorable Albert Duffel Judge of the fourth judicial District court of the State of Louisiana in & for the parish of St. John the Baptist
Abstract
Dorothée Perret, widow of the late Godefroy Perret, presents to the court that she has obtained the consent of the police jury to emancipate her sixty-year-old female slave named Marie Thérèze, without compelling her to leave the state. She explains that she wishes to free Marie Thérèze to reward her "good, faithful & important services." She prays the court to direct the sheriff to give public notice of her intention to emancipate, "according to law."
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Order, 10 July 1852; Sheriff's Return, 20 August 1852; Notice of Emancipation [Text in French and English], 19 July 1852; Supplemental Petition, 1 September 1852; Order, 31 August 1852; Certificate of Non Opposition, 30 August 1852; Copy of Petition and Order, 10 July 1852
- Pages of related documents: 5
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Citation information
Repository: St. John the Baptist Parish Courthouse, Edgard, Louisiana
- Records of the Fourth Judicial District Court
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