Wilkes County, NC - Caroline Cook & Children, Act to Emancipate, 1838 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to emancipate Caroline Cook and her four children, viz: Pamelia, Archibald T., James Ellis, and Martha Jane Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Caroline Cook, wife of Joshua Cook, and her four children, viz: Pamelia, Archibald T., James Ellis, and Martha Jane, slaves, the property of Archibald Lovelace, of the county of Wilkes, be, and they are hereby, with the consent of the request of their said owner, emancipated and set free, and by their names of Caroline Cook, Pamelia Cook, Archibald T. Cook, James Ellis Cook, and Martha Jane Cook, shall hereafter possess and exercise all the rights and priviledges which are enjoyed by other free persons of colour in this State: Provided, neverthless, that before said slaves shall be emancipated, the said Joshua Cook, or their said Master, shall give bond and good security in the County Court of Wilkes county, that said slaves shall honestly demean themselves as long as they shall remain in the State, and shall not become a county charge, which said bond shall be made payable to the State of North Carolina, and may be sued upon in the name of the State, to the use of the county, and of any person injured by the mal-conduct of said slaves. [Ratified 22d December, 1838] Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1838-39 Chapter XLVIII Page 157 ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts - gpotts1@nc.rr.com ______________________________________________________________________