Petition #11683407

Abstract

Titus Brown is a free man of color who seeks to remain in Virginia. He "is now quite old," he says, about sixty years, and has a wife a few years younger. The couple has no children. A related document signed by fifteen county residents in support of Titus Brown's petition describes him as possessing "an excellent character for industry, honesty, sobriety & usefulness as a labourer." They add that "they would consider his removal a loss to that village & its neighborhood."

Result: Referred to committee for courts of justice.

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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

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