Petition #20380504

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started November 27, 1804.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the Honourable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas Now Sitting at Dover

Abstract

Catharine, a woman of color, states that she and her daughter Maria are claimed as slaves by James Eaton. Apprehending "they are Justly intitled to liberty and freedom," they ask that Eaton be summoned "to shew wherefore he holds and Detains your Petitioners as Slaves."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Pages of related documents: 0

3 people are documented within petition 20380504

• 2 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: 96-7
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white