Petition #20380508
- Kent County, Delaware. filing started May 9, 1805.
- Court: Common Pleas
- Salutation: To the Honourable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now Sitting at Dover in & for Kent County
Abstract
John Sewel, a man of color, states that Elijah Eliason holds him as a slave. Apprehending that "he is intitled to his freedom by the Laws of this State," Sewel asks the court to summon Eliason "to answer the complaint of your petitioner."
Result: Partially granted.
- Number of petition pages: 2
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- Pages of related documents: 10
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Citation information
Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware
- Records of the Court of Common Pleas
- Page: 104-15
- Microfilm: Reel 2
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