21279809https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/21279809North CarolinaChowanCounty831798County1059North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North CarolinaResidents of Chowan County say that they know Dick Dingley, a man who purchased his freedom from Ishabod Jordan and was set free by the latter three years ago, is a "Peaceable fellow & behaves himself orde[r]ly & to the Satisfaction of all his neighborhood." Ichabod Jordan, they charge, is trying to reclaim Dick as his slave, and they ask the court to redress the wrong.Purchase of freedomSues to recover freedom (FPOC)