21279810https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/21279810North CarolinaChowanCounty831798County014North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North CarolinaDick 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.Purchase of freedomAssaultPurchase/Sale prices (enslaved)Sues to recover freedom (FPOC)