One hundred seventy-two petitioners complain about slaves who keep and raise horses and hogs. Those who do, the petitioners say, steal hogs, corn, and provisions from their white neighbors. Petitioners seek a law to penalize slaveholders who, "directly or indirectly permit their slaves to own or possess any horses or hogs." The slave-owned property should be confiscated and either turned over to the informer, or used to assist poor people.
Result: Referred to propositions, reasonable reported.
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
