Petition #20379006

• Kent County, Delaware. May 12, 1790. - circa 0 .
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the Honourable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Kent

Abstract

Joseph Sawyer, who is "by the Laws of the Delaware State a Freeman," states that Abraham Saunders, "his pretended Master," holds and detains him as a slave. Sawyer asks the court to summon Saunders "to answer your Petitioners Complaint."

Result: Partially granted.

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

2 people are documented within petition 20379006

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• Records of the Court of Common Pleas
• Page: 77-8
• Microfilm: Reel 1

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Manumission