Lindsey, Warner, etc. : Petition to Remain in the Commonwealth, Richmond City

We the Undersigned respectfully petition the Hustings Court of the City of Richmond to grant the prayer of Warner Lindsay for permission to remain in the Commonwealth. We are acquainted with the petitioner and hereby declare that he is of good character, sober, peaceable, orderly, & industrious. Richmond March 1856 Wm Robinson Andrew Lesslie Ed Robinson Pres't. Rich'd F & R.R Cy Hugh Blair C W Macmurdo [Tt?] Do Tho. B. Biggs Danl. B. Pleasants G. A. Myers Alfred Gwathmey T Mordecai F. J. Smith Ed W. Tompkins S Keith Alex Duval Ro. Saunders, Senate Virg'a. Samuel [Nunlow?] B B Douglas D C Randolph Nicholas Mills C W Purcell Jno A Lancaster J L Maury Wm Dabney R. W. McGruder J B Winston Charles McGruder J G Chany R. W. Wyatt [W Hartruett?] Saml Wortham Edwin Wortham John O Chiles Gabriel Wortham Chas T Weretmon John Harrold Tho. R. Price Wm. G. Dandridge B. W. Richardson Charles Stebbins R P Richardson Ben R Pullen J. B. Ferguson Jr Manny Waterton Alfred R Crinshaw

George W. Munford David H. Tucker Thomas W Doswell Edwin H. Chalkley Wm. B. Neuman

Warner Lindsey's Appl'n. to remain in Comth. 1856. April 19. Permitted to remain in Comth. & be reg'd. [registered]

In Richmond Hustings Court April 15th 1856. On the Motion of Warner Lindsay, Mary Christian, Theophilus & Woodson, free persons of Color, emancipated since the year 1806 who desires to obtain permission to remain in this Commonwealth and reside in this City, it is ordered that the justices of this Court be summoned to attend here on Saturday next to hear and decide on said applications. A Copy Teste Ro. Howard, Clk. Wm Taylor Charles P Word Charles C Ellett James R Fisher R D Lanxay R M Burton James Bray Wm Gouldin Thomas U Dudly Charles Milspaugh G W Toler G. A. Wilson N C Lipscombe David Parr John M Murry Joseph Mayo

Executed April 18th 1856 by James H May D Sgt for M M Lipscomb Sgt

Warner Lindsay's &c application. 1856 To Saturday next Executed J H May DS for M M Lipscomb Sgt