Petition #20380410

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started May 1804.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honourable the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware in and for Kent County

Abstract

Rachel Sewel, a woman of color, states that Sylvester Nowland detains her as a slave. Apprehending that "she is entitled to her freedom by the Laws of this State," Sewel asks that Nowland be summoned "to answer the Complaint of your petitioner."

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20380310, #20380311, #20380312, #20380313, #20380314, #20380316, #20380407, #20380409, #20380508, #20380509, #20380510, #20380511, #20380512, #20380513
• Pages of related documents: 0

3 people are documented within petition 20380410

• 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: 92-3
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white