Mary v. Vestry of William & Mary's Parish
3 Md. 501
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Mary v. Vestry of William & Mary's Parish, 3 Md. 501 (Va. Super. Ct. 1796).
Opinion
Madagascar being a country where the slave trade is practised, and this being a country where slavery is tolerated, it is incumbent on the petitioner to show her ancestor was free in her own country to entitle her to freedom.
The petition was dismissed.
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