1860 Petition for Re-Enslavement Story
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Subject of Research
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1860 Petition for Re-Enslavement Story
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Story
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Some free Black individuals chose to be re-enslaved, as a result of an act passed by the Virginia General Assembly in 1806 that required formerly enslaved people to leave the commonwealth within twelve months of being granted their freedom. In 1856, the General Assembly passed an act allowing free Black individuals who desired to remain in the commonwealth to petition for re-enslavement. These petitions include the petitioner's name, previous enslaver, means of emancipation, and desired new enslaver.
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People
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Mary Elizabeth; Edward. T Dix; Andrew J Leech; John S. Leech; James K Leech; James R Sterritt
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Source
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Library of Virginia
