Petition #20378306

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started February 27, 1783.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the Worshipful the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now Setting at Dover

Abstract

Sarah, a mulatto, contends that she "is unjustly held and detained as a Slave by a certain Joseph Wood." Apprehending "that she is Justly entitled to her Liberty and Freedom," Sarah asks the court to summon Wood to answer her charge.

Result: Partially granted.

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

2 people are documented within petition 20378306

• 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: 19-20
• Microfilm: Reel 1

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)