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Bills to allow them enslave themselves.
Bills to allow them enslave themselves.
… a bill to allow Leah White, a free negress, to enslave herself to Morris McDaniel of Jones County; … a bill for the relief of James Moore, a free negro – allows him to enslave himself; …
The Raleigh Register, 27 February 1861.
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To sell herself into slavery.
To sell herself into slavery.
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Mr. Cheek introduced a bill for the relief of Sythia Chavis, a free colored woman. (Allows her to sell herself into slavery.)
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Weekly Raleigh Register, 19 December 1860.
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Her condition will be better than at the present time.
North Carolina, Pasquotank Co. } January 31st AD 1861
To the Honorable: the Senate and House of representatives of the State of North Carolina in General Assembly convened,
The petition of Kissiah Truebloodmost respectfully showeth unto your Honorable…
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He desires to change.
To the Honorable the Senate & House of Representatives of the State of North Carolina, Greeting
The petition of your servant, who is a free man of color, humbly shews that he is desirous of changing his status and of selling himself to Mr. D. H. Bridgers,…
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To be allowed to enslave herself. (For love.)
LEGISLATURE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
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Mr. Walser, a bill, accompanied with a memorial from the party, to allow Percy Ann Morton, a free woman of color, to enslave herself.
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Weekly Standard, Raleigh, 28 January 1863.
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LEGISLATURE OF…
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He wishes to become a slave.
North Carolina State Convention.
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The resolution to allow Elizabeth Chavis and child, free colored, to enslave themselves, was read the second time and referred to the committee on free negroes.
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Weekly Standard, Raleigh, 26 June 1861.
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LEGISLATURE…
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To enslave herself.
LEGISLATURE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
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By Mr. Green, of Franklin, a memorial from Ellen Ransom, a free woman of color, of Franklin county, to be allowed to enslave herself for life to Leonidas Perry.
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Weekly Standard, Raleigh, 12 December…
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