Dick Dingley charges that Ichabod Jordan, who promised to allow him to purchase himself, reneged on the bargain and claims him as a slave. "Jordan has Renewed his Clame & has most Cruely Beaten your Petitioner," Dingley explains, and "does all he Can to keep him the Said Petitioner in Slavery." Dingley asks the court to affirm his status as a free person.
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