20885274https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20885274LouisianaSt. John the BaptistParish1271852District3181852Districtgranted102St. John the Baptist Parish Courthouse, Edgard, LouisianaDorothée 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."owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slaveSeniors (enslaved)