Petition #20378201

• Kent County, Delaware. November 28, 1782. - November 1783.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the Worshipful Justices of the Court of Common Pleas Setting at Dover

Abstract

Alice and her children contend that John Thompson holds and detains them as slaves. Apprehending that "they are Justly entitled to their Freedom and Liberty," the petitioners ask the court to summon Thompson to answer their complaint.

Result: Denied; appealed.

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

4 people are documented within petition 20378201

• 3 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 3 Petitioners

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• Records of the Court of Common Pleas
• Page: 8-9
• Microfilm: Reel 1

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)