Petition #11000011

Abstract

The petitioners ask for the emancipation of Samuel Martin, "a slave for life" belonging to John W. Thomson. Martin possesses "an unimpeachable character, and has rendered many meritorious Services." A related petition reveals that a number of years later Samuel Martin, who did obtain his freedom, purchased his wife and three children, and filed a petition for their emancipation.

Result: Granted.

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Citation information

Repository: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Mississippi

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