Petition #21682017
- Henrico County, Virginia. March 9, 1820. - December 4, 1820.
- Court: Chancery
- Salutation: To the Justices of Henrico County
Abstract
Daphne Lawson petitions the court for permission to sue for her freedom. In 1808, she asserts that she paid her previous owner, John Taylor, seventy-five pounds, after which he executed a bill of sale to Robert McCracken. Lawson contends that McCracken agreed to emancipate her upon receipt of ten dollars. The petitioner asserts that she paid McCracken the ten dollars yet he refused “to execute a Deed of Emancipation.” Lawson prays "that she may be permitted to sue in forma pauperis in this Court to establish her right to freedom and that Counsel may be assigned her."
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 5
- Related documents: Conditional Agreement of Emancipation, Robert McCracken, October 1808; Hiring Permit, Robert McCracken to Daphne, 29 January 1814; Receipt, 18 August 1819; Bill of Sale, Robert McCracken, 14 May 1808; Supplemental Petition, 9 March 1820; Court Record, 9 March 1820 to 4 December 1820; Affidavit, Peyton Drew, 8 August 1820; Decree, 9 August 1820; Sheriff's Return, 19 October 1820; Answer, Robert McCracken, 30 June 1820
- Pages of related documents: 6
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Citation information
Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
- Ended Chancery Court Causes
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