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An Act to emancipate Maria Louisa, a person of color. 1822 113 (1822.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0082 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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