John Douglas seeks to emancipate his thirty-five-year-old mulatto slave named Henrietta and Henrietta’s four Louisiana-born children, William, Mary, John, and Alice. Douglas vouches that the slave are “not subject to any mortgage or privilege” and that they “are of good character and sober habits.” They have never been convicted of any criminal offence. Douglas has already given public notice of his intention to emancipate his slaves as required by law. He therefore prays that, on his filing “a bond satisfactory to the Court,” his slaves be emancipated with permission to remain in the state. A related document reveals that Douglas had recently purchased Henrietta and her children from Adam Lewis Bingaman, for the specific purpose of emancipating them.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, Louisiana
