Petition #20382111

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

Abstract

William and Nancy Hawkins, by their father and next friend John Hawkins, state that Richard Cooper, "their pretended master," detains them as slaves. Apprehending that "they are entitled to their freedom," William and Nancy ask that Cooper be summoned "to answer the complaint of your petitioners."

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PAR #20382110
• Pages of related documents: 0

4 people are documented within petition 20382111

• 1 Free person of color
• 2 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: 306-07
• Microfilm: Reel 1

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white