The executors of the William Roan estate join the guardian of William Murray to request that Gilbert and Juba, their respective slaves, be allowed to return; Juba and Gilbert attempted to escape to Lord Dunmore's fleet and were sentenced to work in the lead mines. The petitioners argue that the slaves have suffered sufficient punishment to deter future escape attempts and that further service in the mines will be "of little value to the owners." They therefore "pray that the Honorable House will be pleased to order that the said slaves be delivered to your Petitioners and that a reasonable Hire be allowed for the same for the Time they have been in the service of the State."
Result: Favorable.
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
