Samuel McCollock informs the legislature that "previous to the Declaration of Independence he together with his two Coloured Women Peggy & Rose immigrated to Texas" and that he desired the women to "be and remain free all the remainder of their days." "Desirous of Securing to them a permanent home," the petitioner asks that a law be passed "authorizing him to enter of record in the County of Jackson a deed of emancipation ... authorizing the said free persons to continue in the Republic as long as they shall properly demean themselves."
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Repository: Texas State Library-Archives Division, Austin, Texas
