Petition #20380515

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started April 22, 1805.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honourable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware

Abstract

Isaac Tobias, a man of color, states that "he is held or detained as a Servant or slave by a certain James Smith." Apprehending "that he is entitled to his freedom," Tobias asks that Smith be summoned "to answer the complaint of your petitioner."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20380601, #20380701
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20380515

• 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: 120-5
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white