Petition #20380521

• 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

Sophia White, a woman of color, states that she "is held or detained as a Servant or Slave by a certain George Dehorty." Apprehending that "she is entitled to her 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, #20380520
• Pages of related documents: 0

3 people are documented within petition 20380521

• 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: 136-7
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white