Petition #20380704

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started May 12, 1807.
• 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

Matthew, a man of color, charges that James Clayton, "his pretended master," holds and detains him as a slave. Apprehending "that he is entitled to his freedom," Matthew asks the court to summon Clayton "to answer the complaint of your petitioner."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20380201, #20380004
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20380704

• 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: 146-7
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white