Petition #20380505

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started April 19, 1805.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of Kent County in the State of Delaware

Abstract

James Collins, a man of color, states that David Carr and Casson Bowdle hold and detain him as a slave. Apprehending that "he is justly entitled to his freedom by the laws of this State," Collins asks the court to summon the defendants "to appear to the aforesaid Charge."

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

3 people are documented within petition 20380505

• 1 Enslaved
• 2 Defendants
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• Records of the Court of Common Pleas
• Page: 98-9
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white