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An Act to emancipate Hannah Brooks, a person of color. 1822 113 (1822.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0081 and id is 1 raw text is: 4A*S OF TH STAT OF MIxSSrs8tPP4 - l 0)0AP. XLV. AlN ACT, to eli ancipate HIaiital ido6s a' persen of colo1 4 WHEREAS, ias Sbeen sbewni.n a satiifacofry mnner) to the 6inertd Assem ly, that John Forsythe, of the city of Natchbl i ,dpsirdus of emancipating Preamblej his nulatto slaie' uiafied Hannah Brooks, and bath, by his 'own ic 6f eiancipation, certified as by law iequied, p ancipated, and set free from slavey, the, said 'Hanh Bri 0ks- TiEREFOlE, le it eracted by the Senate and House of Represen. tatives of the state of.Alississippi, in Genuerbl Assembly convened, That the said Hanah Brooks be, and she is jrannal hereby, emancipated, and set free from slavery, ac- Brooks e. 'cording to the true intent and meaning ofthe said deed mancipat4d of emancipation: Provided, That ;thh said John For- Provis. sythe shall enter into bond, agreeably to law, condition- '4ed'that the said Hannah Brobks Ahall not become a public chal'ge. GERARD C. BRANDON, Speaker of the House o(Representatives. DAVID DICKSON, LieutenAnt Goiernor, and President of the Senate' Approved: JanUary 21st, 1828. WALTER LEAR!, CH AP. XLVEI AN ACT, to emancipate Maria Louisa a person oftolor. Src. I'O Be it enacted by the SeiWte hnd foiuse of Repre. sentati ves of the state of Mississippi- inienerat .ssein- bly conifeied, That the mu'.attoagirl, called 'bythe name Marda Louia of Maria Louisa, the slave ofJacque Andre, of the city emanegated of.Natchez, neitr (wo years of-ige iid h herel)y emainoipated from sl very, savingphowevernthe rights of creditors, and on condition, that the said Jacque An- p dire enter into hond,. with good isocrity , payable to, the -Governor of the state, and his successors in office, to be

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