Having purchased land in Virginia and moved to the state "with the bona fide intention of remaining therein," Patrick McGruder "finds himself so unpleasantly situated by the application of an act passed" by the legislature in 1811 "prohibiting the further importation of slaves." He explains that he and his children are the owners of "Sundry Domestic Servants" who are "particularly attached to himself." He believes that the law seeks only to prevent the importation of slaves for the purpose of speculation and should not apply to people such as himself whose only intention is to become citizens of the state. The slaves include William and Isaac, Milley and her three children, Jane, Nicholas, and another William, belonging to himself, a slave named Landy belonging to his son Napolian, and three others--a mother and two children--belonging to his daughter Adelina. Patrick McGruder seeks passage of an act that will authorize him to bring the slaves to Virginia.
Result: Laid on the table.
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
