Petition #11683603

Abstract

Forty-seven "sundry inhabitants of the County of Frederick" attest that Jonas Baker, a seventy-year-old free person of color, is a "sober, honest, upright and industrious man." They further note that Baker, "who was emancipated about ten years ago," has "rendered himself useful in the neighbourhood in which he lives as a rough carpenter." The petitioners point out that Baker has a wife "who is a Slave, and who he must separate from, unless he is permitted to remain in the County." They therefore "earnestly request that your honourable body will pass a law allowing the said Jonas Baker to reside in this commonwealth, in the place of his nativity, and where his wife resides." The petitioners "are persuaded that no injury will result to the public by granting him the privilege that we now solicit for him."

Result: Referred to committee for courts of justice.

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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

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