Petition #20982006

• Prince George's County, Maryland. April 3, 1820. - April 8, 1820.
• Court: County
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Judges of Prince Georges County Court

Abstract

Dick Cragg, by his mother and next friend, Milly Cragg, states that he is entitled to his freedom but is being held as a slave by Andrew Hamilton. Cragg requests that Hamilton be ordered to answer the charge.

Result: Granted; appealed.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PAR #20982005; Record of Proceedings, April 1820--May 1820; Last Will and Testament, Rachel Turner, 22 February 1801; Last Will and Testament, Sarah Turner, 24 May 1804
• Pages of related documents: 15

18 people are documented within petition 20982006

• 1 Free person of color
• 14 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 2 Petitioners
• 2 Others

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Citation information

Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland

• Schweninger Collection
• Page: 13
• Microfilm: M 11014

Subjects

• owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slave
• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Bequest (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white