Petition of freed Billy Brown to the Viriginia General Assembly to remain in Virginia, 1818
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Petition of freed Billy Brown to the Viriginia General Assembly to remain in Virginia, 1818
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Billy Brown, a 'free man of colour,' had purchased his freedom 9 years earlier and since that time, had been employed by H-SC. Learning that the laws of Virginia required manumitted slaves to leave the state, he petitioned the Virginia General Assembly to be allowed to remain. A number of prominent white men signed the petition attesting to his character but the GA denied the petition (he filed a second petition, also denied, several years later).
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Petition
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Billy Brown
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Billy Brown
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