David Bradford, formerly a resident of West Feliciana and currently of New Orleans, petitions for the emancipation of two "elderly" slaves, a man named Frank and his wife Nancy. Bradford represents that he purchased Nancy from the estate of his late mother, Elizabeth Bradford, for the purpose of emancipating her “in consideration of” her having rescued him from drowning when he was an infant. As for Frank, whom he purchased from John T. Alexander, he wishes to emancipate him because he is Nancy’s husband. Bradford therefore asks the court to order posting of the necessary legal notices of emancipation.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Center for American History, the University of Texas, Austin, Texas
