Petition #20380315

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started May 11, 1803.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honourable the justices of the Court of common Pleas now Sitting at Dover in & for Kent County

Abstract

Margaret, a woman of color, states that Ebenezer Turner holds her as a slave. Apprehending that "she is entitled to her freedom by the Laws of this State," Margaret asks that Turner be summoned "to answer the complaint of your petitioner."

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20380102, #20380105, #20380302
• Pages of related documents: 0

3 people are documented within petition 20380315

• 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: 60-1
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white