Emancipation of Manon
St. Landry Parish Louisiana
June 13, 1909

Originally transcribed by Alberta R. Ducote
Slave records extracted by S.K. Martin-Quiatte


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Taken from St. Landry Parish Conveyance Records, 1810-1813

At the court held for the Parish of St. Landry at the courthouse on this 13th day of
June, 1809, present the Honorable George King, Judge of the said Parish on the Petition
of Issavc Baldwin dated 29 March, 1809 praying permission to give liberty to
his female slave named Manon, a Mulatto, and it being proved to the satisfaction
of this court that the said slave Manon is about 33 years of age and that for the
last four years she has led an honest conduct and has not ran away nor been guilty
of robbery or any criminal misdemeanor whatever and the said slave having been
duly advertised as the law directs and no opposition having been made to her liberty
and the said Issac Baldwin have permission to emancipate and set at liberty his said
slave Manon and he is hereby authorized accordingly.