Petition #10383103

• filing started January 22, 1831.
• Court: Legislative
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met

Abstract

John Watson Evans, "being possessed of two negroe slaves resident in the State of Maryland," represents that he is "anxious to have them removed to the State of Delaware." He therefore prays that a law be passed "to enable me to bring sd. negroes, Evan & Hiram into this State."

Result: House: presented, read.

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Pages of related documents: 0

3 people are documented within petition 10383103

• 2 Enslaved
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• General Assembly, Legislative Papers
• Record group: 1111
• Page: 180-181
• Microfilm: 180-181

Subjects

• Absentee owners