20981115https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20981115MarylandBaltimoreCounty31811County51815Appellategranted; appealed; judgment reversed105Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MarylandThomas Waddle, a "Black Man" and native of Virginia, states that he previously belonged to Samuel Haney of Virginia who imported him into Maryland "as a slave contrary to the laws of Maryland." Waddle says he is now claimed as a slave by both Haney and Robert Long of Baltimore. Waddle requests that Haney and Long answer these charges.Sues for freedom (enslaved)ShipsNon-plantation/Non-household work (enslaved)Skills (enslaved)Freedom seekers