Ann Caldwell, a free woman of color, asks for a special act allowing her to remain in the state. She is willing to give bond "for her behavior & that she will not be chargeable to the State or any County in which she may be permitted to reside." Caldwell informs the court that she was previously the slave of one Hugh Camron, who bequeathed her to his daughter, Margaret Camron Donan of Natchez. While Margaret Donan was confined for years with pulmonary consumption, Caldwell served her as a faithful nurse and was rewarded with her freedom.
Result: Referred to committee.
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Repository: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Mississippi
