Petition #20380519

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started May 9, 1805.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honourable the Court of Common pleas

Abstract

Philis White, a woman of color, says that she is "held and detained as a slave by John Hamm her pretended master," and "apprehends that she is entitled to her freedom." She asks the court to summon Hamm "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 20380519

• 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: 132-33
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white