Joseph Walling states that he emigrated to Texas with the belief that he "Could Emancipate Three Negro Slaves." He informs the legislature that he found he was "prohibited by the constitution of this republic to Emancipate those Slaves without the consent of Congress." He therefore prays "Congress to Grant me the liberty to set free or emancipate my Slaves," a twenty-four-year-old woman and her two children. Walling notes that he has "Conscientious scruples of holding in Bondage Said Woman and her two children."
Result: Referred to judiciary committee.
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Repository: Texas State Library-Archives Division, Austin, Texas
