Petition #11683204

Abstract

Sixty-seven residents of Buckingham County argue that “an evil exists among us owing to a large sum of money being annually paid out of the public Treasury, to those who have slaves executed for felony committed; and for arresting and trying them &c.” They therefore “humbly pray that your honourable body will take the subject into consideration, and repeal so much of the laws as tax the Commonwealth with this unreasonable expense, and make the owners of them responsible or bear the burden.” The petitioners also propose “that your honourable body will pass an act to compel the owners (so far as they be able) to pay all damages and costs, for all Larceny committed by their slaves and when a slave shall have been executed by order of the Court, that the owner lose the value thereof, and not be allowed to receive compensation by petitioning the Legislature.”

Result: Referred to committee, "ask discharge".

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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

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