Petition #20380307

• 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 his mother Margaret Gibbs, Jonathan Gibbs, a man of color, states that John Graham illegally holds him as a slave. Apprehending that "he is entitled to his freedom by the Laws of this State," Jonathan asks the court to summon Graham "to answer the complaint of your Petitioner."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20380305, #20380306, #20380308, #20380309, #20380501, #20380502
• Pages of related documents: 0

3 people are documented within petition 20380307

• 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: 44-5
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white