Davy, a twenty-six-year-old man of color, represents that "he was liberated by the last will and testament of his mistress Miss Anna M Quarles," as a "reward for his honest & faithful services." He further states that "he has understood unless you shall think fit to permit him to remain in the state ... [he will] be compeled to leave the place of his long residence and his wife and connections forever [which] would be to him a most afflicting dispensation." Noting that he suffers "from bodily affliction," the petitioner therefore prays "for permission to pass the remainder of his life in this state and he will endeavor to deserve the benefit done him."
Result: Rejected.
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
