Petition #20382106
- Kent County, Delaware. November 26, 1821. - December 7, 1821.
- Court: County
- Salutation: To the Honourable the justices of the court of Quarter Sessions, now sitting at Dover, in and for Kent county
Abstract
In 1821, Jacob Blackiston was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to be sold for seven years to satisfy costs of the indictment and trial. Purchased by Abel Harris, Blackiston escaped with his wife, one of Harris's slaves, but was soon captured. Blackiston bitterly refuses to remain in his service, Harris explains, and threatens to kill the justices of the peace who sentenced him. Harris asks for permission to sell Blackiston out of the state.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 5
- Related documents: PAR #20382107; Statement, James Greenwood, Samuel Patterson, Solomon Conner, et al., ca. November 1821; Order, 7 December 1821
- Pages of related documents: 1
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Citation information
Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware
- Court Papers c. 1776-1867
- Record group: 3805/1325
- Folder: 257
- Microfilm: Reel R79.2
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