Petition #20380305

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started May 5, 1803.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting at Dover in and for Kent County

Abstract

Petitioning by her mother Margaret Gibbs, Charlotte Gibbs, a woman of color, states that John Graham illegally holds her as a slave. Apprehending that "she is entitled to her freedom by the Laws of this State," Charlotte asks the court to summon Graham "to answer the complaint of your Petitioner."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20380306, #20380307, #20380308, #20380309, #20380501, #20380502
• Pages of related documents: 0

3 people are documented within petition 20380305

• 2 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 2 Petitioners

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• Records of the Court of Common Pleas
• Page: 36-7
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white