Petition #20380507

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started April 15, 1805.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honourable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware, in and for Kent County

Abstract

James Mackery, a man of color, states that John Blake holds or detains him as a servant. Apprehending that "he is entitled to his freedom," Mackery asks the court to summon Blake "to answer the complaint of your petitioner."

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

2 people are documented within petition 20380507

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• Records of the Court of Common Pleas
• Page: 102-3
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white