Petition #20380104

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started circa 1801.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the Honble the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, and general Sessions of the peace, for the County of Kent in the State of Delaware

Abstract

Phillip, a man of color, states that he "is claimed as a Slave by a certain Robert Gambrell, "of Either Caroline or Queen anns County, in the State of Maryland." Apprehending that he is "intitled to his freedom," Phillip asks that Gambrell be summoned "to answer the complaint of your Petitioner."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Order, 27 February 1801
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20380104

• 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: 5-6
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white