Petition #11681416

• Amherst County, Virginia. filing started October 13, 1814.
• Court: Legislative
• Salutation: To the Honble Speaker members of the General Assembly of Virginia

Abstract

Forty-seven-year-old free black John Charleston purchased himself a number of years ago for 110 pounds. He has now been able to also purchase his wife, Ursley, and two children, Asberry and Caroline. He asks for the freedom of Ursley and the children; he requests that they be permitted to remain in Virginia.

Result: Bill drawn.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Certificate, Benjamin Brown, et al., ca. 1814
• Pages of related documents: 1

4 people are documented within petition 11681416

• 1 Free person of color
• 3 Enslaved
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

• Legislative Petitions

Subjects

• Purchased own family (FPOC)
• owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slave
• Purchase of freedom
• Purchase/Sale (enslaved family)
• Enslaver (FPOC)
• State residency issues (FPOC)
• Assessed Value (enslaved)
• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)
• Purchased for emancipation
• Frees own family (FPOC)
• Family kept together (Black)