Petition #20383004

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started July 29, 1830.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honourable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Kent County

Abstract

Rosa Rathel, a woman of color, recently filed a suit for her freedom against Winlock Hall. She states that Hall has "given her up" to Daniel Stapleford, who has "given her up" to Elizabeth Rathel. The petitioner asks the court to recognize her freedom and to summon Elizabeth Rathel, "her pretended mistress."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: PAR #20383001
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20383004

• 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: 366
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white