Petition #11085904

• Hinds County, Mississippi. filing started circa 1859.
• Court: Archives
• Salutation: To the Hon. Legislature of Mississippi

Abstract

Forty-four citizens of Hinds County write in behalf of Joseph Nelson, a good house carpenter who is "sober & respectful in his deportment." They request that he be exempted from the pending bill designed to drive free persons of color from the state.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: See PAR #11085922
• Pages of related documents: 0

11 people are documented within petition 11085904

• 1 Free person of color
• 10 Petitioners

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Citation information

Repository: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Mississippi

• Legislative Papers, Petitions and Memorials, 1859-1860
• Record group: 47

Subjects

• Occupation (FPOC)
• State residency issues (FPOC)