10380705https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/10380705DelawareKentCounty421807LegislativeHouse: read, referred to committee2010Delaware State Archives, Dover, DelawareOne hundred and six inhabitants of Kent County seek the gradual emancipation of Delaware slaves, asking that a law be passed "fixing a period after which, all children born of slaves, shall be free at the age of 21, 28, or whatever age you, in your wisdom may deem best."AbolitionTerm slavery