This did not ban emancipation. It stated emancipated slaves had 12 months to leave the Commonweatlh. On May 30, 2012, at 4:33 PM, Finkelman, Paul <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > See the va constituion of 1851 for this provision > > Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless > > > -----Original message----- > From: Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]> > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wed, May 30, 2012 17:29:31 GMT+00:00 > Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] status of children born of slave mothers in 1858 > > There was no such law, but freed slaves were legally required to leave the commonwealth within one year, though that was not usually enforced. > > Craig Kilby > > On May 30, 2012, at 10:42 AM, John Philip Adams wrote: > >> There may have been a law passed in 1851 in Virginia to prohibit freeing of >> slaves. > ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html