Petition #20380705

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started May 25, 1807.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honourable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware for Kent County

Abstract

Jacob Morris charges that Leven Stewart, "his pretended master," detains and holds him as a slave. Apprehending "that he is entitled to his freedom," Morris asks that Stewart be summoned to "answer the complaint of your Petitioner."

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Pages of related documents: 0

3 people are documented within petition 20380705

• 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: 148-9
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white