Pierre Aymé Becnel presents to the court that he wishes to emancipate his two Africa-born slaves: eighty-year-old Coffee and sixty-year-old Joseph. Becnel claims that he wishes to "make free" his two slaves in order to reward them for their "good and faithful services." He vouches that Coffee and Joseph have always "behaved themselves perfectly" and have never run away. He prays that his petition be submitted to the police jury, for their review and consent.
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Repository: St. John the Baptist Parish Courthouse, Edgard, Louisiana
