Halifax County, VA Slavery-related Petitions to the Legislature

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Halifax County
Slavery-related Petitions to the Legislature

The original documents of these petitions are located at the Library of Virginia

Petitioner

Locality

Date

Description

Daniel, Patty

Halifax County

1842/12/14

Former slave freed by the will of Philip E. Vass asks for a special act granting her permission to remain in the state.

Farmer, Sarah R.

Halifax County

1847/12/20

Asks for a law authorizing her to remove slaves to the state of Louisiana. Includes will of her husband Pleasant Farmer.

Green, Thomas J.

Halifax County

1846/01/02

Father of William L. Green asks for a law authorizing him to purchase for his son negro slaves in lieu of a legacy from Hannah J. Green.

Inhabitants

Halifax County

1785/11/10

Protest against any motion and proposal for emancipating their slaves.

Jacob, Mary, & Patsey

Halifax County

1841/12/15

Former slaves freed by the will of Philip E. Vass ask for a law authorizing them to remain in the Commonwealth. Includes will.

Jones, Robert

Halifax County

1807/12/15

Asks for an act authorizing petitioner to bring a negro into the state left from his father's estate in Person County, N.C.

Jones, Robert

Halifax County

1808/12/19

Asks for a law giving him permission to remove a negro given to his daughter Patsey by her uncle Thomas H. Burton into the state from Person County, N.C.

Leonard, Samuel, Dennis, & Celia

Halifax County

1833/12/04

Former slaves emancipated by the will of Isabella Leonard ask for permission to remain in the state. Includes will.

McCraw, James

Halifax County

1793/11/04

Asks for an act emancipating Molly, John, and their five children according to the will of Reverend James Towles.

McNeeley, James & Others

Halifax County

1809/12/05

Asks for permission to remove slaves from his lands in North Carolina back to Virginia.

Minister & Members of Antrim Parish

Halifax County

1802/12/21

Protest against the petition of the Overseers of the Poor for Halifax County asking that the minister, Alexander Hay, be dispossessed of the glebe lands and slaves belonging to the Protestant Episcopal Church.

Overseers of the Poor & Others

Halifax County

1802/12/21

Ask that Alexander Hay, the present incumbent of the glebe land within Halifax County, may be dispossessed thereof and also of the slaves annexed thereto formerly for the benefit of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Includes notices.

Rose, Ann & Margaret

Halifax County

1783/12/05

Slaves freed by the will of Walter Robertson ask for a law securing their freedom. Includes will.

Royall, Francis L.

Halifax County

1850/02/19

Asks for the proceeds from his runaway slave named Peter sold by the jailor at Portsmouth. Includes Auditor's certificate.

Sam, Dennis, & Celia

Halifax County

1833/02/07

Former slaves emancipated by the will of Isabella Leonard ask for permission to remain in the state. Includes certificate of age.

Sneed, James

Halifax County

1811/12/10

Emigrated from Williamsborough, N.C., and asks for a law allowing him the privilege of introducing & keeping his slaves. Includes certificate.

Spencer, George

Halifax County

1827/12/07

Asks for further compensation for his slave named Buck who was convicted of rape and sentenced to be hung. Includes certificates.

Stevens, Robert

Halifax County

1839/01/21

Son of John Stevens asks that a former slave named Mary, freed by his father's will, may remain in the Commonwealth.

Sylvia

Halifax County

1837/02/10

Former slave freed by the will of her master asks for a law permitting her to remain in the state.

Vass, Philip & Haden, Emily B.

Halifax County

1860/02/23

Nephew & niece of Philip Vass, deceased, ask for a law relinquishing the Commonwealth's right to Vass' emancipated slave Merriwether and granting petitioners the right to him. Includes certificates.

Vaughan, Eleanor & Others

Halifax County

1851/01/15

Eight former slaves freed by the will of Craddock Vaughan ask for leave to remain in the Commonwealth. Includes letter.

Walters, Abraham & Others

Halifax County

1809/12/05

Petitioner removed to the state of Georgia with four slaves and asks for a special law authorizing him to bring these slaves back into Virginia. Includes affidavits.

Williams, Olly

Halifax County

1822/12/19

Wife of Coleman Williams, deceased, asks for a law granting her permission to remove her money & slaves to the state of Tennessee.

Wilson, John

Halifax County

1809/12/07

Guardian of William W. & Nancy Elam asks for leave to bring a negro woman & six female children and a small servant boy named Ned into the state from North Carolina left by their deceased father.

Wimbish, James

Halifax County

1789/10/22

Asks for a resolution enabling him to obtain a settlement with the Auditor of Public Accounts for whatever may be due his slave William Ferguson, alias Toby, for his services rendered the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Petitioner	Locality	Date	Description
Daniel, Patty	Halifax County	1842/12/14	Former slave freed by the will of Philip E. Vass asks for a special act granting her permission to remain in the state.
Farmer, Sarah R.	Halifax County	1847/12/20	Asks for a law authorizing her to remove slaves to the state of Louisiana. Includes will of her husband Pleasant Farmer.
Green, Thomas J.	Halifax County	1846/01/02	Father of William L. Green asks for a law authorizing him to purchase for his son negro slaves in lieu of a legacy from Hannah J. Green.
Inhabitants	Halifax County	1785/11/10	Protest against any motion and proposal for emancipating their slaves.
Jacob, Mary, & Patsey	Halifax County	1841/12/15	Former slaves freed by the will of Philip E. Vass ask for a law authorizing them to remain in the Commonwealth. Includes will.
Jones, Robert	Halifax County	1807/12/15	Asks for an act authorizing petitioner to bring a negro into the state left from his father's estate in Person County, N.C.
Jones, Robert	Halifax County	1808/12/19	Asks for a law giving him permission to remove a negro given to his daughter Patsey by her uncle Thomas H. Burton into the state from Person County, N.C.
Leonard, Samuel, Dennis, & Celia	Halifax County	1833/12/04	Former slaves emancipated by the will of Isabella Leonard ask for permission to remain in the state. Includes will.
McCraw, James	Halifax County	1793/11/04	Asks for an act emancipating Molly, John, and their five children according to the will of Reverend James Towles.
McNeeley, James & Others	Halifax County	1809/12/05	Asks for permission to remove slaves from his lands in North Carolina back to Virginia.
Minister & Members of Antrim Parish	Halifax County	1802/12/21	Protest against the petition of the Overseers of the Poor for Halifax County asking that the minister, Alexander Hay, be dispossessed of the glebe lands and slaves belonging to the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Overseers of the Poor & Others	Halifax County	1802/12/21	Ask that Alexander Hay, the present incumbent of the glebe land within Halifax County, may be dispossessed thereof and also of the slaves annexed thereto formerly for the benefit of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Includes notices.
Rose, Ann & Margaret	Halifax County	1783/12/05	Slaves freed by the will of Walter Robertson ask for a law securing their freedom. Includes will.
Royall, Francis L.	Halifax County	1850/02/19	Asks for the proceeds from his runaway slave named Peter sold by the jailor at Portsmouth. Includes Auditor's certificate.
Sam, Dennis, & Celia	Halifax County	1833/02/07	Former slaves emancipated by the will of Isabella Leonard ask for permission to remain in the state. Includes certificate of age.
Sneed, James	Halifax County	1811/12/10	Emigrated from Williamsborough, N.C., and asks for a law allowing him the privilege of introducing & keeping his slaves. Includes certificate.
Spencer, George	Halifax County	1827/12/07	Asks for further compensation for his slave named Buck who was convicted of rape and sentenced to be hung. Includes certificates.
Stevens, Robert	Halifax County	1839/01/21	Son of John Stevens asks that a former slave named Mary, freed by his father's will, may remain in the Commonwealth.
Sylvia	Halifax County	1837/02/10	Former slave freed by the will of her master asks for a law permitting her to remain in the state.
Vass, Philip & Haden, Emily B.	Halifax County	1860/02/23	Nephew & niece of Philip Vass, deceased, ask for a law relinquishing the Commonwealth's right to Vass' emancipated slave Merriwether and granting petitioners the right to him. Includes certificates.
Vaughan, Eleanor & Others	Halifax County	1851/01/15	Eight former slaves freed by the will of Craddock Vaughan ask for leave to remain in the Commonwealth. Includes letter.
Walters, Abraham & Others	Halifax County	1809/12/05	Petitioner removed to the state of Georgia with four slaves and asks for a special law authorizing him to bring these slaves back into Virginia. Includes affidavits.
Williams, Olly	Halifax County	1822/12/19	Wife of Coleman Williams, deceased, asks for a law granting her permission to remove her money & slaves to the state of Tennessee.
Wilson, John	Halifax County	1809/12/07	Guardian of William W. & Nancy Elam asks for leave to bring a negro woman & six female children and a small servant boy named Ned into the state from North Carolina left by their deceased father.
Wimbish, James	Halifax County	1789/10/22	Asks for a resolution enabling him to obtain a settlement with the Auditor of Public Accounts for whatever may be due his slave William Ferguson, alias Toby, for his services rendered the United States during the Revolutionary War.