20985732https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20985732MarylandAnne ArundelCounty151857Orphans3041858Orphansgranted102Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MarylandJohn Sellman maintains that his term slave named Ben "ran off in the fall of 1855" and "was not gotten to service again till the following April loosing about 6 months time and causing me to expend about ninety-five dollars." He asks the court for "such additional time for him as your honors may see fit to give."Freedom seekersInsubordinationManagement (enslaved)Term slavery