Thirty-two Montgomery County residents stand in support of John Davidson's "desire to Set free a certin negro man slave Of his own write and property well [known] by the Name of Doctor Wallace." The petitioners believe that said slave "is a very usefull Black man in That branch of business" and is particularly adept at healing sores and ulcers. They therefore humbly pray "your Honorable body to Emancipate the said negro man Wallace and Establish his Name by Law by the name of peter Wallace."
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Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina
