20380027https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20380027DelawareKentCountyy1800Common Pleas406Delaware State Archives, Dover, DelawareHannah, Sarah, Minta, and Nathan Hurt, people of color, state that they are illegally held as slaves by Lemuel Sappington, acting as agent and attorney for Thomas Sappington of Jefferson County, Virginia. They ask the court to recognize their freedom and summon the defendants.Sues for freedom (enslaved)Absentee owners