Petition #20382112

• Kent County, Delaware. cicra 1821. - circa 0 .
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honourable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware, in and for Kent County

Abstract

Ephraim Boulden, a man of color, states that Benjamin Meekins, Henry Coalman, and Samuel Hunter, "or one of them," hold him as a slave. Apprehending "that he is entitled to his freedom," Boulden asks that "his pretended Masters, or Master" be summoned and that he "may be further relieved in the premises."

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Deposition, James Clark, 14 May 1821
• Pages of related documents: 2

5 people are documented within petition 20382112

• 1 Enslaved
• 3 Defendants
• 2 Petitioners

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• Records of the Court of Common Pleas
• Page: 276-77
• Microfilm: Reel 1

Subjects

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