Petition #20380804

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started December 27, 1808.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honourable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware

Abstract

Risdon Ringgold, by his father Jacob Ringgold, states that Solomon Smith holds him "as a Servant or slave." Apprehending that "he is entitled to his freedom by the laws of the land," Risdon asks the court to summon Smith "to answer the complaint of your petitioner."

Result: Partially granted.

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

3 people are documented within petition 20380804

• 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: 159-60
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white