An Act for making free a negro man slave, named Jack Pearson, belonging to the estate of William Ricketts, Esq. deceased.

WHEREAS a negro man, named Jack Pearson, belonging to the estate of William Ricketts, deceased, did, in a very particular manner, shew his fidelity, in discovering a dangerous conspiracy and rebellion of many slaves in the parish of Westmoreland, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty, whereby many white persons' lives were saved; and did also, with great willingness and activity, pursue many of the said rebellious negroes, and did kill and take many of the said rebels, and hath not been as yet sufficiently rewarded for such his faithful services: may it please your Most Excellent Majesty that it may be enacted, be it therefore enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly of this your Majesty;s island of Jamaica, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said negro man slave named Jack Pearson be, and he is hereby manumitted and set free from all manner of slaver whatsoever; and that Malcolm Laing, Esquire, receiver-general, or the receiver-general for the time being, do pay to the representative of the said William Ricketts, the sum of sixty pounds current money of Jamaica, in full satisfaction for the said negro man called Jack Pearson.