Petition #20380403

• Kent County, Delaware. filing started May 11, 1804.
• Court: Common Pleas
• Salutation: To the Honourable the Court of Common Pleas

Abstract

Henny, a woman of color, states that Eli Covington, "her pretended master," detains her as a slave. Apprehending that "she is entitled to her freedom," Henny asks that Covington be summoned "to answer the complaint of your petitioner."

Result: Partially granted.

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

2 people are documented within petition 20380403

• 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: 77-8
• Microfilm: Reel 2

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• FPOC sues white