1809 Petition of JNO WILSON Gdn of WM. W. ELAM - Mecklenburg Co., Va.

Source: Mecklenburg Co., VA Legislative Petitions 1809 LVA

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WILSON - ELAM
1809 Petition of Jno Wilson Gdn of Wm. W. Elam
Source: Mecklenburg Co., VA Legislative Petitions 1809 LVA

To the Honorable the Legislature of the State of Virginia

   John Wilson the guardian of Wm. W. Elam humble sheweth
that the Father of the said Wm. W. Elam who was a resident of
the County of Mecklenburg sold his land and removed to the
County of Caswell in North Carolina and there died and your
Petitioner was compelled to go to North Carolina and bring to
his own House in the County of Halifax the said Wm. W. Elam,
his mother & two sisters and has been compelled to support the
whole Family at his own expence, that the said Wm. W. Elam
has, by the last will & testament of his Father seven slaves viz a
woman & six female children and that although your petitioner is
compelled from principles of [illegible word] to Educate &
support the said Wm. W. Elam his ward at his own private
expence, still he is compelled to provide funds and send? him?
Forward into North Carolina to support the said negro woman &
her six children none of them being able to labour except the
woman.  Your petitioner prays that he may have leave to bring
the said negroes to his own House in the County of Halifax,
where the said Wm. W. Elam has lived since the death of his
Father and where he can be supported with less expence to
himself and without injury to the Commonwealth your petitioner
further prays that Nancey Elam whom he has also been
compelled to support in the same way may have leave to [several
illegible words] only small servant Boy by the name of [Edmond
or Edward scratched out and added >] Ned.

                                             Jno Wilson Gdn
                                                  To
                                              Wm. W. Elam

Refd? Dec 7th 1809            Reasonable
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