20984917https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20984917MarylandBaltimoreCounty831849County2861850Appellategranted; reversed21327Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MarylandRebecca, Richard, Sarah Jane, Maria, Joseph Franklin and Matilda Garrett complain that they have been arrested and are "now in the custody of a certain Thomas Anderson." They aver that "they are entitled to their freedom" and "therefore pray that the question of their freedom may be inquired into."owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slaveSues for freedom (enslaved)Virtually free (enslaved)Skills (enslaved)ChurchesFreedom seekersTerm slaveryFamily separated (Black)Family kept together (Black)