Petition #20380317

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started June 13, 1803.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware

Abstract

Samuel Ogg, a man of color, states that John Forbis holds him as a slave. Apprehending that "he is entitled to his freedom by the Laws of this State," Ogg asks the court to summon Forbis "to answer the complaint of your petitioner."

Result: Partially granted.

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

3 people are documented within petition 20380317

• 1 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: 64-5
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white