To enslave herself.

by Lisa Y. Henderson

LEGISLATURE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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By Mr. Green, of Franklin, a memorial from Ellen Ransom, a free woman of color, of Franklin county, to be allowed to enslave herself for life to Leonidas Perry.

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Weekly Standard, Raleigh, 12 December 1860.

In the 1860 census of Franklinton, Franklin County: Susan Ransom, 75, washerwoman, daughter Ellen, 26, her children Marcellus, 9, and Susan, 7, and Henrietta Mason, 15.

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Legislature of North Carolina.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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By Mr. Ewell, a bill to permit Celia Lynch, a free woman of color, to enslave herself for life. Referred to committee on propositions and grievances.

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Weekly Standard, Raleigh, 19 December 1860.