Petition #20380603

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started May 16, 1806.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honourable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware in and for Kent County

Abstract

Jane, a woman of color, states that Jacob Griffin holds or detains her "as a Servant or slave." Apprehending "that she is entitled to her freedom by the laws of the land," Jane asks the court to summon Griffin "to answer the complaint of your petitioner."

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PAR #20380048
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20380603

• 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: 140-1
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white