Petition #11681116

Abstract

On 17 December 1810, Henry Martin reluctantly agreed to his wife's removal to Kentucky to be with relatives who were pressuring her to go live with them. Henry and Lucy Martin had been married thirty years, but Lucy's behavior had become strange and Henry agreed to the trip "with a view of its restoring her mind to its usual state and dignity." He allowed her to take four slaves to accompany her on the journey--Paul, Nelly, Cuzza, and Peter. Since that time, "it has been the will of providence to convey her [Lucy's] spirit to its immortal home," and Henry now wants to bring his slaves back to Virginia. He is very much attached to the slaves, he informs the legislature, as they have been "raised by him and in the family." He asks that they be permitted to return.

Result: Rejected.

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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

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