Petition #21485344

• Shelby County, Tennessee. April 4, 1853. - April 4, 1853.
• Court: County
• Salutation: To the Justices of the County Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, now sitting in open court

Abstract

Bob Price, a free man of color, requests to remain in Shelby County, Tennessee. Explaining that he "has this day been emancipated by your Worships," Price submits that he "now desires to be allowed to remain in this County and State where he has lived so long." Price "promises, that if allowed to remain, he will demean himself properly, as he has ever endeavored to do," noting that he "had rather remain a slave than be compelled to leave" his home.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #21485045, #21085343, #21485642, #21485643, #21486502; [PAR #21485642 cites date and result of this petition.]
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 21485344

• 1 Free person of color
• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Memphis and Shelby County Archives, Memphis, Tennessee

• Memphis and Shelby County Archives

Subjects

• Purchased own family (FPOC)
• owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slave
• State residency issues (FPOC)
• Purchased for emancipation