Petition #20981905

• Somerset County, Maryland. May 24, 1819. - June 1820.
• Court: County
• Salutation: To the honorable the Judges of Somerset County Court

Abstract

The slave William states that he is unjustly held in bondage by William Kelly. He requests that he be restored to "the full enjoyment of his freedom & liberty."

Result: Dismissed; appealed; affirmed.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Court Record, 24 May 1819; Commissioners' Report, 20 January 1817
• Pages of related documents: 6

15 people are documented within petition 20981905

• 10 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner
• 4 Others

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Citation information

Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland

• Schweninger Collection
• Page: 9
• Microfilm: M 11014

Subjects

• owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slave
• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Widow's dower
• Assessed Value (enslaved)
• Term slavery