Margaret Brooks, a free woman of color, seeks permission to remain in Shelby County, Tennessee. She states "that she was manumitted some time in the year of 1834 in the County of Hardeman in sd. state." Margaret further declares "that she has ever endeavred to demean herself in an orderly manner towards all the free citzins of said state." Noting "that all associates and acquaintances reside in the county," the petitioner "prays your worships to grant to her the privileges provided for in the act of sembly made & provided for passed at Nashvill on the 4th day of February 1842."
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Repository: Memphis and Shelby County Archives, Memphis, Tennessee
