Petition #20380803

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started August 8, 1808.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honourable the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware in and for Kent County

Abstract

Isabella, a woman of color, states that Peter King holds and detains her "and her two infant children, Nathaniel and Betsey" as slaves. Apprehending that "they are entitled to their freedom by the laws of the land," the petitioners ask that King be summoned to answer their complaint.

Result: Partially granted.

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

4 people are documented within petition 20380803

• 3 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 3 Petitioners

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• Records of the Court of Common Pleas
• Page: 157-8
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white