11283302https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11283302North CarolinaCumberlandCounty22111833Legislativegranted104North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North CarolinaJoseph Hostler, a barber in Fayetteville belonging to the estate of David Smith, reports that Smith allowed him "to purchase his own freedom" and that he has "paid to the said Smith & his Executrix ... the full sum of Five hundred Dollars, the sum required of him"; he also states that he has paid $96 "per year for about Four years and a half." The petitioner therefore "prays that he may be emancipated and admitted to the privileges of free men of Colour in this state."owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slaveSues for freedom (enslaved)Purchase of freedomVirtually free (enslaved)Hiring value (enslaved)Skills (enslaved)Assessed Value (enslaved)Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)Purchased for emancipation Insolvency