Petition #20380318

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started May 26, 1803.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the honourable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware

Abstract

Petitioning by her mother Rose, Rachel, a woman of color, states that Jonathan Wallace and John Williams hold and detain her as a slave. Apprehending that "she is intitled to her freedom by the Laws of this State," Rachel asks that the defendants be summoned "to answer the complaint of your petitioner."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PAR #20380319
• Pages of related documents: 0

4 people are documented within petition 20380318

• 2 Enslaved
• 2 Defendants
• 2 Petitioners

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Citation information

Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware

• Records of the Court of Common Pleas
• Page: 66-7
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white