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An Act to manumit Belisle and Bess, late the property of A. Green, deceased. 1816 31 (1816)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0025 and id is 1 raw text is: at act concerning attornis geieral, passed of Peartrri
on the 10th of ,Febrtiary- 1807, as compels ver, no
the attorney geheral: west of Pearl .river; to longer re-
establish his 'usual residence at lIk town of red to
Washington, and 'all-acts and partsbf acts, Wasin -
conming withmhthe meaing and purview of on.
this act, be and the same are hereby reiealed.
GABRIEl .MOOEE,
Sp akerof fthe House of Representit*ives.
JAMES TITUS,
President of the Legislative Coincil
APoPRViD, 6th De'erher, 18l6.
1)AlD HOLMES,
Govednor of the Mississippi Territory.
,A :ACT
To manumit .Hlise and Bes , late the pro
perty of A. Green, deasedL
WtEREAS      bner Green, deceased, by
Ws last will ad 1'testament, willed that, his
negry fellow; Belisle and his wife Bess, nleulsle anet
should liet free frbin slavery, as a reward jiess eman
fot their fidelityand honesty ofBelisle' dur- pated
ing (qwvards of thirty. two. yearb which -e -
jhad seved hiini, anid riested his executors
to: take such steps-,s the laws of 'the coiu  y
reqtired t6 effct that object. Therelfe-
BE   i nacted 3p the IL idlatgv ~ ~ci
and Hose of Reeen          of the   isis-
sppi Terrior  nGdngralAssenzbly (Cn-
vbwd, Tht. tile 'negro' 'I man, slave, .Beli
adtis wife 3ess, late the property of Ablh

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