| Part of Series | B |
|---|---|
| Microfilm Reel in Collection Series | 4 |
| Microfilm Frame on Reel | 891 |
| Accession Number (identifies petition on microfilm) | 20982503 |
| County | Somerset |
| State | Maryland |
| Year Legislative Petition Filed | 1825 |
| Abstract of Petition | David, Patience, and her three children (Juliet, Levin, and George) plus Rhoda and her three children (Arthur, Nathan, and Peggy) petition the court to release them from the heirs of Joshua Moris Sr. The elder Mortris executed a deed of manumission in 1806 that freed David, Patience, Rhoda and three other slaves when they turned twenty-one years old. In 1819 Morris wrote his will and reiterated his intent to emancipate his slaves. Nevertheless, Morris' heirs still hold David, Patience, and Rhoda, as well as the children born since Morris's death, "in bondage and slaverty...against Law and justice." (In several agreements concluded by the parties during the cae, both sodes agree that "the negroes mentioned in said deed were permitted by the said Joshua to go at large and enjoy thier freedom from the time limited in said deed of manumission to the time of his death.") |
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