Petition #11483204

Abstract

Deeming free man of color Zachariah Robinson "one of the most worthy and industrious & respectable among that Class of people," twenty-one citizens ask that Robinson and his family be granted residency in Tennessee. They submit that "as the said Zach. is desirous to have his children with him to reside in this state or to remove them to Liberia as they may all here after think proper." The petitioners therefore pray that "your Honl body repeal so much of said act as will authorize the following named persons children of ad Zach to remove this state ... William & Elbert his Sons & Nancy & Sally his Daughters."

Result: Reported "unreasonable".

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Citation information

Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee

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