Fearing that he is about to be "Sold and transported to Georgia or some of the Southern States," John Sutton, a man of color, states that he is unjustly held as a slave by Joseph Fortad, "his pretended master." The petitioner prays that Fortad be summoned "to shew cause (if any he has) why your petitioner should not be discharged" from his service.
Result: Partially granted.
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Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware
