Petition #21385361
- Spartanburg District, South Carolina. cicra 1853. - circa 1853.
- Court: Common Pleas
- Salutation: [To the Clerk of Court]
Abstract
James Ray, a twenty-five-year-old free person of color, prays "that Mr Joseph Laurence a free holder of the Said district may be appointed my Guardian."
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Acceptance of Guardianship and Certification of Character, Joseph Laurence [Lawrence], ca. 1853; Appointment of Guardian, ca. 1853
[No date appears on the petition. However, it is addressed to J. B. Tolleson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions, and Tolleson's term as clerk of court was from 1845-1869. The petition therefore has a date that corresponds to Tolleson's term.]
- Pages of related documents: 0
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Citation information
Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina
- Records of the Court of Common Pleas, Petitions for Guardianship of Free Persons of Color, 1823-1863
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