Petition #21284811
- Craven County, North Carolina. April 26, 1848. - circa 1848.
- Court: Superior
- Salutation: To The Honourable the Judge of the Superior Court of Law for Craven County
Abstract
John Lane informs the court that a fifty-eight-year-old slave named Edward, "an old family servant" whom he inherited from Stephen Hanes, deserves "the boon of freedom." Having known Edward for thirty years, Lane describes him as faithful and trustworthy.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: Oath, John F. Lane, 26 April 1848; Copy of Recommendations, M. C. Bagy, 10 November 1841; Order, ca. 1848
- Pages of related documents: 4
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Citation information
Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Records of the County Court, Slaves and Free Negroes 1775-1861
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