GEORGIA - COURT - Slave Manumissions - 1855 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: "Barbara Smallwood Stock" Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE, AT A BI-ENNIAL SESSION, IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY & MARCH, 1855-'56. COMPILED, AND NOTES ADDED, By JOHN W. DUNCAN. PART II.---LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS. TITLE XXV. SLAVES. 1855 Vol. 1 -- Page: 539 Sequential Number: 536 Law Number: [No. 533.] Full Title: An Act to exempt Daniel and Lucinda his wife, the property of Harrison W. Riley, nominal slaves from the tax now imposed by law on nominal slaves. Section I. Be it enacted, &c., That Daniel, the property of Harrison W. Riley, and Lucinda, the wife of the said Daniel, nominal slaves, be exempt from the tax now imposed by law on nominal slaves, and that they be required to pay only such tax as now required by law from free persons of color. [Sidenote: Shall pay tax &c;] Approval Date: APPROVED, March 5th, 1856. ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE, AT A BI-ENNIAL SESSION, IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY & MARCH, 1855-'56. COMPILED, AND NOTES ADDED, By JOHN W. DUNCAN. PART II.---LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS. TITLE XXV. SLAVES. 1855 Vol. 1 -- Page: 539 Sequential Number: 537 Law Number: (No. 534.) Full Title: An Act to manumit a negro man slave, named Boston, the property of E. B. Way, Catharine P. Wheeler, Thomas B. Wheeler, H. R. Wheeler and Eugene Bacon of the State of Georgia, and county of Liberty, and John Savage of the county of Chatham, and State aforesaid. WHEREAS: during a long life, the negro man slave, named Boston, has served his owners with uniform fidelity, and whereas, during the war of 1812, he served with his master in the company from Liberty county, which marched to Darien, and remained there under arms in momentary expectation of an engagement with the British who threatened a landing, and other important services to the public. [Sidenote: Preamble,] 4. Sec. I. Be it therefore enacted &c., That in consideration of the services stated in the foregoing preamble, and the petition accompanying this bill, the negro, man slave Boston, the property of E. B Way, Catharine P Wheeler, Thomas B. Wheeler, H R Wheeler and Eugene Bacon the of county of Liberty, and State aforesaid, and John Savage of the county of Chatham, and State aforesaid, said owners all consenting thereto, be and he is hereby manumitted and forever set free, and shall hereafter enjoy all the rights and privileges to which free negroes in the State of Georgia are entitled. [Sidenote: Negro man Boston set tree;] [Sidenote: Privileges;] 5. Sec. II. (Repeals all conflicting laws.) Approval Date: APPROVED, March 6th, 1856. Transcribed from Georgia Legislative Documents online at http://www.galileo.usg.edu and submitted by Barbara Smallwood Stock, CGRS . Transcribed from Georgia Legislative Documents online at http://www.galileo.usg.edu and submitted by Barbara Smallwood Stock, CGRS .