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An Act concerning Lilburn L. Henderson. 1816 191 (1816)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0261 and id is 1 raw text is: 1W li~FOTY~flS'~YrAl .O t~ tE 9 C1~ O)MMNWIAtTJI. U OHAPTER 15.--An aef-concerngng Lilburn L. Hlenderson., . WHE REAS it is represented to the General Assembly, Preamble. that, about the year one thousand eight hundred r * fout'- tcen' Lilburn il. Henderson of th county or Washington, brought from rennessee into this State, two valuable 'atni. ly slaves, and exported t herefrom six other slaves,' untuer tile belier that by so doing lie had complied with the law on I hat subject, and was, in consequ ence thereof, fully authorized to hold tile said two slaves in this coinoriwealth ; and the said Henderon having petitioned the Lt,4ilature to he per- Witted so to hold the said slaves ; 1. Be it enated, That tie said Lilh'irn L. flendersnn shall LUlburn L. len. be anld ie is her'elby authorizell and a upowered to liuld tile deion authoriz. paid two slaves, known by tile names of Toby and Patsy, il1 hs State tn this commonwealth, free front ny line. jwilty, 1-. 00fi-i- sluve5 brought' tu'e whatsoever, incurred or to ho ineurred by Ireason o' Iis ill frout teanes. having brouglht the said slaves into this commonwealth a see. aforesaid. 2. This act shall be in force from tile passage tIhereof. Commencement. passed Jnuuri, 23d, iSt?'. CHHP. 151.-..An act for the relief of the heirs of Edward Carter de,c-,,J. WHEREAS it is replesented to the General Assembly, Preamble. that, by a decree orl the superior court of elueery held for the dlistriet of Fird-iic.ksburg, it was ordered that the laiuds of which Edward Carter late of Prine. William county died seized, should 'be equally divided among his oue sons Ed- ward, Cassius, Char-les, Shirley and John Hill Carter, and whereas, also, Charles Catter or Shirley in his life ltme cou-' voyed in (rust tq lobert Randolph a certain tract o' laud, called Saints Hill, adjoining that so devised by 'the said Ed- ward, to the use and benefit the said sons of -the said E d- ward, and by the said deed of trust directed tOut the said tract of land, called Saints lill, should he equally also divi- ded tmong the said sons 'of Edward Cartel-, which trust has by decree or tile court' aforesaid since been transferred to r1hloinas Turner, who is the guardian o' the sons or tile slid Edward and hits e presentcd to this General Assembly, that to divide both the said tracts aceording to the said de- ecee and deed of tt'ust, would rot-duce a serious i n.6Iveni- enee to the said sons of tile said Edward Cartel-, of hldiag two small traits of land in the sain neighhourhood, instead of a compact farm to each ; to remedy wvhich inoonvenience ; I. Be it enacted, That Landon Carter-, John Carter. John (onmmiisioners Carter', John Love Washington, John Waslington, Gr'iflin appO 11ted to lay oil' anrd dlvideill Stith, and Avi-s Buckuer, or any three of them, bcing the thela,d. to cotanisssioners named ili the said dee'ee, lay olaml di- whict lie sons vide the whole land to which the said sons of Edtad car- of iEdwsid Car. ter art entitled under the said deeree and deed of trust, as er Ire 'entitled adeettder a decrec may appear to them best calculated to p'oniotp and secure and dleed of the interests of the said sons of the said Edwar'a Carter, id trust

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