Petition #20380520

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

Abstract

Samuel White, a man of color, states that he "is held or detained as a Servant or slave by a certain George Dehorty." Apprehending that "he is entitled to his freedom," White asks that Dehorty be summoned "to answer the complaint of your Petitioner."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20380516, #20380517, #20380518, #20380521
• Pages of related documents: 0

3 people are documented within petition 20380520

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Free person of color
• 1 Defendant
• 2 Petitioners

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• Records of the Court of Common Pleas
• Page: 134-5
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white