20983307https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20983307MarylandAnne ArundelCounty25101833County861835Appellategranted; appealed; reversed; remanded608Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MarylandJim Sharp states that "he is a free man, and entitled to be at liberty" but he is currently "claimed as a slave by Thomas Allein." Sharp requests to be free.owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slaveFreedom papersSues for freedom (enslaved)Virtually free (enslaved)Term slaveryInsolvency