Petition #20380320

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started October 31, 1803.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honorable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware, in and for Kent County

Abstract

Samuel Smith, a man of color, states that Constantine Jacobs and Jesse Cannon hold and detain him as a slave. Apprehending "that he is entitled to his freedom by the Laws of this State," Smith asks the court to summon the defendants "to answer the Complaint of your petitioner."

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

3 people are documented within petition 20380320

• 1 Enslaved
• 2 Defendants
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• Records of the Court of Common Pleas
• Page: 70-2
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white