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People

Acker, Jr., G. W.Acker, L. R.Adams, J. A.Binns, I Brittain, J. H.Brittain, William M.Bruton, W. J.Connor, James W.Dabbs, Sam H.Daiel, I. B.Davis, T. E.Ellis, S. S.Estes, M. P.Evans, W. R Ezelle, Arvis Farrar, R. C.Ferguson, G. B.Field, E. C.Fleishman, L.Forester, Henry H.Forester, S, B.Hunter, John Ingram, I. W.Lilly, D. A.Love, Robert J.Martin, I.McAllum, D. P.McIntosh, Henry McMahon, Peter McRae, M.McRae, P. C.Mitchell, W. W.Nester, E. W.Parker, William Patterson, A.Rush, B. F.Rush, M. J.Scott, C. C.Spear, A. F.Spear, William C.Thomas, James Walls, Robert Warren, T. C.Webb, William, M.Whittle, James E.

Organizations

Mississippi--Legislature

Places

Mississippi--Kemper County Mississippi--Kemper County. DeKalb

Social Identifiers

African Americans African Americans--Enslaved People African Americans--Historically Free and Newly Freed Guardian and Ward

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To the undersigned, Ciizens of the Town of DeKalb, and the County of Kemper, would re-Spectfully Show; that Henry M^cIntosh a free person of Color, is a resident of the Town of DeKalb, in Said Kemper County; that he is an industrious hard working person, has a Wife and five children (who are Slaves), In consideration of the character and habits of the Said M^cIntosh; and would respe-ctfully petition the Legislature of the State of Mississippi to pass and act,—in the Event an act passes, for the removal of all free persons of Color from the State; that the Said McIntosh may be permitted to remain within the limits of Said State, provided the Said M^cIntosh Shall have a Guardian appointed to transact any and all business for the Said M^cIntosh, and as in duty found will Ever pray &C,

Sam H Dabbs 1
<h3>Brittain, William M.</h3> " ref="#S32007754">W^m M Brittain 2
<h3>Parker, William</h3> " ref="#S32007755">Wm Parker 3
<h3>Hunter, John</h3> " ref="#S25027128">John Hunter ₄
<h3>Acker, Jr., G. W.</h3> " ref="#S32007756">G. W. Acker Jr 5
<h3>Estes, M. P.</h3> " ref="#S32007757">M P Estes 6
<h3>Brittain, J. H.</h3> " ref="#S32007758">J H Brittain 7
<h3>Daiel, I. B.</h3> " ref="#S32007759">I B Daniel 8
<h3>Ellis, S. S.</h3> " ref="#S32007760">S S Ellis [gap] 9
<h3>McRae, P. C.</h3> " ref="#S32007761">P C M^cRae 10
<h3>Scott, C. C.</h3> " ref="#S32007762">C.C. Scott [gap] 11
<h3>Fleishman, L.</h3> " ref="#S32007763">L Fleishman ^12^13
<h3>Nester, E. W.</h3> " ref="#S32007764">E W Nester
<h3>Rush, M. J.</h3> " ref="#S32007765">M. J. Rush 14
<h3>Love, Robert J.</h3> " ref="#S32007770">Rob^t. J. Love
<h3>Patterson, A.</h3> " ref="#S32007771">A Patterson
<h3>Acker, L. R.</h3> " ref="#S32007772">L. R. Acker
<h3>Spear, William C.</h3> " ref="#S32007773">W^m C. Spear
<h3>Spear, A. F.</h3> " ref="#S32007774">A F Spear
<h3>McAllum, D. P.</h3> " ref="#S32007775">D, P, M^cAllum
<h3>Evans, W. R</h3> " ref="#S32007776">W R Evans
<h3>Field, E. C.</h3> " ref="#S32007777">E. C. Field
<h3>Adams, J. A.</h3> " ref="#S32007778">J A Adams
<h3>Farrar, R. C.</h3> " ref="#S25010560">R C Farrar
<h3>Rush, B. F.</h3> " ref="#S32007779">B F Rush
<h3>Whittle, James E.</h3> " ref="#S32007780">James E Whittle
<h3>Walls, Robert</h3> " ref="#S32007781">Robert Walls

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I Martin
W J Bruton
W, W, Mitchell
W^m,, M Webb
Peter M^cMahon
D, A, Lilly
S. B. Forester
James W,, Connor
I W Ingram
T C Warren
IBinns
Henry H, Forester
T. E. Davis
JaS Thomas
G B Ferguson
M M^cRae
Arvis Ezelle