Ruthie Anna Maria, a recently emancipated free person of color, seeks the court's permission to reside in the county. She asserts that "she has been living within this state, for eighteen or nineteen years." She also points out that she has fulfilled her obligation to repay "the monies expended in her purchase." Desiring "the privilege of remaining within this county and state," the petitioner promises that "she will demean herself properly; will support herself, and not become a charge upon the county."
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Memphis and Shelby County Archives, Memphis, Tennessee
