Petition #11381602

Abstract

John Ryan seeks to manumit a group of slaves in accordance with the last will and testament of his late brother, Benjamin Ryan. He avers that the nine slaves "are of good character able to maintain themselves and their children and that good security if required can be had to prevent their becoming chargeable to the State." Ryan therefore prays an act be passed "authorising him as the only surviving Executor of the last will and Testament of Benjamin Ryan deceased to manumit the negroes therein named to be free in the same manner as the Testator would have done were he alive or to grant the freedom to said negroes in any form the wisdom of the Legislature may think proper to adopt." The slaves “therein named” are Ned, Rachel and her three children, Silvey, Polaski, Hannah, and Milly.

Result: Referred to judiciary committee.

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Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina

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