Petition #20382405

• Kent County, Delaware. cicra 1824. - May 20, 1824.
• Court: County
• Salutation: To the Honourable the Judges of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace now in Session at Dover

Abstract

Thomas Coombe seeks permission "to make sale of" fourteen-year-old Alexander in Philadelphia. Coombe contends that Alexander, who "will be entitled to his freedom at the age of 25 years," exhibits an "attrocious conduct and ungovernable temper."

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Statement of Support, Charles Polk, ca. 1824; Court Order, 20 May 1824
• Pages of related documents: 1

2 people are documented within petition 20382405

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• Court Papers c. 1776-1867
• Record group: 3805
• Folder: 300
• Microfilm: Reel 7

Subjects

• Insubordination
• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)
• Term slavery