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An Act to manumit a man of colour named Matt, and certain other persons of colour therein mentioned. 1803 27 (1803.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0035 and id is 1 raw text is: (27) 0 suted in any one of the adjoining districts, and thie sIaine fees shall be allowed, levied and collected for pervices performed under this act, as are allowed for. ike arvices in Magistrates Courts, ABRAHAM JACKSON, Speaker of the Hou1se of Representatives. 1pAVID EMANUEL, Presiden.t of the Senate. 'Assented to December 10, 1803. 4OHN MILLEDGE, Governor. AN ACT ,o manumit a man of colour named Matt, and certain other persons of colour therein Ienrv tioned. L'HEREAS William Terrell of the County of V V Wilkes, has petitioned for the manumission and xnaking free a certain man of colour of his own property. Snc. 1.' BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Re- presentatives of th State of Georgia, and by the authori- is of the same, That 1MJatt a certain man of colour, the property of William Terrell, be manumitted and made free, and entitled to the privileges of other persons of colour as are allowed by the Laws of this State, accord- ing to the prayer of the petitioner; provided said Ter- %ell gives bond and security to the Inferior Court of the county aforesaid, for the good behaviour of said Matt, ind to indemnify Ihe county against his becoming a pub- lic charge. Sr.c. 2. And be itfurtherenacted, That the following persons of colour, to wit --Simon Manzo, late the pro- perty of William Few, esq. formerly of the county of Columbia, but now of the State of New.York ; Flora, late the property of James Qunn, deceat d, Pricilla, late the property bf joseph Miller, Tub, the property qf Jonathan Lewis, and ,Susennah, commonly called Susannah Jenkiris, late the property of Jenkins, of Burl.e county, be and they are hereby de- . lared to be manumitted and set free, with the same $ghts which other persons of colour are entitled to un. 27 ;r tl Laws of this Sate ; erovjded tlat c Ch of thN

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