Petition #20382109

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started circa 1821.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the Honourable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas

Abstract

James Turney, a man of color, states that James Fields, "his pretended master," detains him as a slave. Apprehending that "he is entitled to his freedom," Turney asks that Fields be summoned "to answer the complaint of your petitioner."

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Answer, James Fields, 9 May 1821 [Answer is found on Reel 2]
• Pages of related documents: 2

2 people are documented within petition 20382109

• 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: 394-95
• Microfilm: Reel 1

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white
• Hiring value (enslaved)