Petition #20981606

• Baltimore County, Maryland. July 1816. - June 27, 1818.
• Court: Alcalde
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Justices of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery for Baltimore County

Abstract

Marine and Betsy De Fontaine assert that they are free, but they "are detained in Slavery by Faustin De Fontaine," a minor, represented by his guardian John P. Bonard. The petitioners request that Faustin De Fontaine be summoned before the court to show cause why they should not be discharged from service.

Result: Denied; appealed; affirmed.

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: Court Record, 28 November 1816; Transcript of Court of Appeals, 9 June 1817--27 June 1818
• Pages of related documents: 12

6 people are documented within petition 20981606

• 2 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 2 Petitioners
• 3 Others

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Citation information

Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland

• Schweninger Collection
• Page: 7
• Microfilm: M 11014

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Caribbean Islands, migration from/to
• Insurrections/Revolts (enslaved)
• Enslaver (minors)