William E. Cameron's Petition

Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Petition 21686402 
Location: Petersburg, Virginia
Salutation: To the Worshipful Justices of the Hustings Court of the City of Petersburg.
Filing Date: 1864-February-18


General Petition Information
Abstract: William E. Cameron seeks to sell three slaves conveyed "In Trust for the use and benefit of your complainants mother Elizabeth P Cameron during her life ... and at her death to divide equally said negroes and their increase among the children of the said Elizabeth P. Cameron. 'The petitioner reports that his mother 'departed this life on the 7th day of September 1853 leaving three children... ."