Emancipation petition of Adelaide Bonne, Number 82A, 1816. - Emancipation petition of Adelaide Bonne, Number 82A, 1816.

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Title
Emancipation petition of Adelaide Bonne, Number 82A, 1816.
Biographical Information
The Parish Court inherited the supervisory authority over slave emancipations given to the county judges by a legislative act of 1807. This act required any slaveholder desiring to emancipate one or more slaves to declare his intention to the county judge. The judge, once satisfied that the proposed emancipation met various standards set by law, then ordered the sheriff to post public notice of the emancipation. This allowed opponents of the action opportunity to state their case.</br></br>In 1827, the legislature amended the process by requiring the parish judge to submit emancipation petitions to the Police Jury for their consideration. Once the Police Jury made its final determination on a petition, the parish judge ordered posting of the appropriate notice. After the Jury and the judge offered their approval, the slaveholder still needed to initiate further legal processes to approve the emancipation.
Date Created
1816
Description
Petition of Adelaide Bonne to free the enslaved woman Felicity, who is described as a negro female slave of 60 years of age.
Type of Resource
text
Size
1 petition.
Language
English
Source
New Orleans Public Library, Louisiana Division, City Archives & Special Collections, New Orleans, La., http://neworleanspubliclibrary.org/spec/speclist.htm/
Digital Collection
Revealing an Unknown Past: Free People of Color in Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley
Repository Collection
Louisiana. Parish Court (Orleans Parish). Petitions for the emancipation of slaves, 1813-1843. VCP 320, Louisiana Division, New Orleans Public Library.
Shelf Location
VCP 320, Reel 98-3
Contact Information
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Rights
Physical rights are retained by the New Orleans Public Library. Copyright has expired and the item is therefore in the public domain. Permission to reproduce this image must be requested through the repository that holds the original.
Preferred Citation
Louisiana. Parish Court (Orleans Parish). Petitions for the emancipation of slaves, 1813-1843. Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library.
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