20985318https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20985318MarylandAnne ArundelCounty2791853Orphans2791853Orphansgranted205Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MarylandRichard Tydings inherited a term slave named Hanson Watts by provision of the will of John Tydings. Watts ran away but was eventually captured and placed in the Baltimore jail. Tydings asks the court to extend Watts's term of service as compensation for the loss of Watts's labor and for the costs he has expended to retrieve the slave.owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slaveJails/WorkhousesFreedom seekersManagement (enslaved)Term slavery