Twenty petitioners, including the executors of William Keele's will, ask that the slave Archibald be emancipated and permitted to remain in Tennessee. They state that "according to the Last will and Testament of said William Keele Said Negro Archibald was to be free on the Demise of his Consort Livy Anne Keele which took Place About the First of December 1850." They further cite that "said Archibald is Pretty Far advanced in Life A man of Firmness truth and good Moral Character [and] has A Large Family and is very solicitous to Remain in This Country with them." The petitioners therefore pray "your honorable Body to Pass A Special act in his favor Liberating of him ... Permiting him to Remain in this Country."
Result: Referred to judiciary committee.
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Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee
