Petition #20379901
- New Castle County, Delaware. December 20, 1799. - December 20, 1799.
- Court: County
- Salutation: To the Honorable Judges of the court of General Sessions of the Peace for the County of Newcastle, [I]n Delaware, Now in Session
Abstract
William is "a Wicked and ungovernable Servant," slave owner John Cochran Jr. explains; he frequently runs away, steals, and is currently "Confined in the public Jail of this county." Cochran seeks permission to sell William out of the state. Cochran's neighbors attest that the petitioner is "a good master to his servants that he feeds and Cloaths them well and very indulgent in every respect."
Result: Rejected.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: Certificate, Benjamin Caulk, 17 December 1799
- Pages of related documents: 1
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Citation information
Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware
- Court Papers c. 1776-1867
- Record group: 2805
- Folder: 40
- Microfilm: Reel 7
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