Petition #20377903

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started August 13, 1779.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the Honl Worshipful the Justices of the Common Pleas for the County of Kent

Abstract

Anne Caldwell, a free mulatto, asserts that she is detained "by a certain Edward Howran as his Servant." She prays "to be set at Liberty according to Law."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20377903

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• Records of the Court of Common Pleas
• Page: 1-2
• Microfilm: Reel 1

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)