Petition #20380514

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started May 8, 1805.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware

Abstract

Jacob Smith, a man of color, states that Major Selby holds and detains him "as a Servant or Slave." Apprehending that "he is entitled to his freedom," Smith asks that Selby be summoned "to answer the complaint of your Petitioner."

Result: Partially granted.

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

2 people are documented within petition 20380514

• 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: 118-9
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white