Petition #11483106

• Roane County, Tennessee. filing started September 28, 1831.
• Court: Petition
• Salutation: To the Senate and house of representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee Now in Sesstion A D 1831

Abstract

Robert Bush, a free man of color who operates a blacksmith business in the town of Montgomery, "sustains Great loss by reason of not being a competent witness to prove his book accounts against his customers." Bush asks for a special act to allow him to prove his accounts.

Result: Reported "unreasonable".

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: Certificate, James Robinson, 28 September 1831; Certificate, James Robinson, et al., 28 September 1831
• Pages of related documents: 5

1 people are documented within petition 11483106

• 1 Free person of color
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee

• Legislative Petitions
• Microfilm: Reel #11,

Subjects

• Occupation (FPOC)
• Apprenticeship/Indenture (FPOC)