Petition #20378303

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started February 14, 1783.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the Honourable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting

Abstract

Joe, a mulatto, contends that he "is held and detained by a certain Robert McGarmont" as a slave. Apprehending "that He is justly intitled to his Liberty and Freedom," Joe asks the court to summon McGarmont to answer his charge.

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20378304, #20378307, #20378308, #20378309
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20378303

• 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: 12-13
• Microfilm: Reel 1

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)