Petition #20380106

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started December 2, 1801.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honourable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware now sitting at Dover in and for Kent County

Abstract

By Daniel Mifflin, his next friend, Robbin, a man of color, states that Edmond Dunnavan holds and detains him as a slave. Apprehending that "he is justly entitled to his freedom," Robbin asks that Dunnavan be summoned "to answer the complaint of your petitioner."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20380101, #20380404; Court Order, 2 December 1801
• Pages of related documents: 0

3 people are documented within petition 20380106

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 2 Petitioners

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• Records of the Court of Common Pleas
• Page: 9-10
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white