Petition #20380107
- Kent County, Delaware. December 2, 1801. - circa 0 .
- 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
Ruth, Rachel, Naomi, and Peter, people of color, claim that they "are unjustly held and detained as slaves by a certain John Clark." Apprehending "that they are justly entitled to their freedom," they ask that Clark be summoned "to answer the complaint of your Petitioners."
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Pages of related documents: 0
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Citation information
Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware
- Records of the Court of Common Pleas
- Page: 11-12
- Microfilm: Reel 2
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