Petition #20985847

• Talbot County, Maryland. January 11, 1858. - January 11, 1858.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the Honorable Philemon B. Hopper Judge of the Circuit Court for Talbot County

Abstract

Joseph and Henry Johnson claim "that they are free and not slaves." They state that they "are now held in bondage by the defendants. They "pray that your honor will take their case into tender consideration and adjudge them to be free."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Affidavit, 18 August 1858
• Pages of related documents: 3

7 people are documented within petition 20985847

• 3 Enslaved
• 2 Defendants
• 2 Petitioners
• 2 Others

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Citation information

Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland

• Schweninger Collection
• Page: 3
• Microfilm: M 11026

Subjects

• owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slave
• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Insolvency