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An Act to indemnify Samuel Harris for the loss of a negro, killed working on the roads, in the public service. 1804 48 (1804.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0060 and id is 1 raw text is: (-m~4.8-m), Be it tberefore eailed by ibhe.honorable the S?-, Com. xate and Houfe of Reprefentatives, now met and, 3 ;fing in general affemkly, and by the -autbority of . ed to is. Ibefame, That the Comptioller-gen.eral be, and sue his .he is hereby authorized and direded to issuc his fo r warrant,: direaed to the treasurer of Charleston, dollars to pay ov.er.to him.the sum of. one thousand two fo' the hundred dllars; and the said s.um, when receiv- purchase qrAb., ed, to apply to the purchhse of-thd said negro ham* man Abraham; and to take and receive' from his present master, William Jirk, a receipt for the same, expressing to be the full consideratioi fur the 4aid negro Abraham; and the.said recipt to record in the office of the secretary of itatc; and on the recording thereof, the said negro. 'man., Abraham shall be, and he is hereby declared to be emancipated, and for -ever soe't free; .any law, usage or custom to the cQntrary in any wise not. Withstanding. In the Senate House, the twenty.frst dai of Dcrenmer, in the ear f our Lord one thousand eight hundred andftur, And the twenty-ninth Yecar of the Socereigrl., and Inde. 'endnce of the United State: of America. JOHN WARD, President of the Senate. W. C. PINCKNEY, Speaker ofthe House of Representatives. 4n. ACT to indemm4fy Samuel Harris for the Iqs fa negro, killed wo.rking on the roads, in the publicfervice, SPream. 1 HEREAS. Samuel- Harris has set forth ble. in his petition to .the legislature, that the only negro man slave which he owned, was accidently killed whilst working on the public roads, and- i is just and reasonable that he should be compensated -therefor:

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