Petition #21279203

• Pasquotank County, North Carolina. filing started September 1792.
• Court: County
• Salutation: To the Worshipful the Justices of the County of Pasquotank

Abstract

By hard work, industry, and frugality, Peleq, a slave belonging to the estate of John Commander, deceased, saved enough money to purchase her freedom. She explains that her mistress, Sarah Commander, is willing to allow her to become free and she asks for the court's approval.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 21279203

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina

• Records of the County Court, Slaves and Free Persons of Color 1733-1866

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Purchase of freedom