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An Act to manumit and set free certain persons therein mentioned. 1834 230 (1834)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0265 and id is 1 raw text is: SLAVES AND man slave, in extinguishing the fire on the State-house, was authorized and required to purchase said negro Sam of his owner for the purpose of his emancipation; and his pur- chase having been effected- Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this act, said negro man Sam, formerly the property of John Marler, be, and he is hereby emancipated and set free; and that he enjoy all the privileges and immunities given by the laws of this State to free persons of colour in such manner as if he were born free,-any law to the contrary notwithstanding. THOMAS GLASCOCK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JACOB WOOD, President of the Senate. Assented to, 20th December, 1834. WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor. AN ACT to manumit and set free certain persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assenbli met, That from and after the passage of this act, Fanny Hickman, who is, and has been for more than thirty years, the wife of Paschal Iickman of the county of Burke, shall be, and she is hereby declared to be free, and entitled to all the privileges find immunities ap- pertaining to free persons of colour generally in this State. And whereas the said Paschal Hickman since his inter- marriage with his said wife Fanny has had several children, 280

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