Petition #20380314

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started May 7, 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

Rachel Sewel, a woman of color, states that Elijah Eliason illegally holds her as a slave. Apprehending that "She is entitled to her freedom by the Laws of this State," Sewel asks the court to summon Eliason "to answer the complaint of your Petitioner."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20380310, #20380311, #20380312, #20380313, #20380316, #20380407, #20380409, #20380410, #20380508, #20380509, #20380510, #20380511, #20380512, #20380513
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20380314

• 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: 58-9
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white