Petition #20382604
- Kent County, Delaware. October 9, 1826. - October 11, 1826.
- Court: County
- Salutation: To the Honourable the Judges of the Court of General Quarter Session of the Peace and Gaol delivery of the State of Delaware
Abstract
Joseph Buckmaster seeks permission to export and sell his jailed slave, Manuel, who, while at a neighbor's home "acted in such a manner toward a white girl about the house, as to leave no doubt on the minds of the family that his intention was to commit a rape upon her." Buckmaster also asserts that Manuel has run away "on one or two occasions" and remained out for "a considerable length of time."
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: PAR #20382207; Certificate, John Bell, Robert Collins, John Durborow Jr., et al., ca. October 1826; Decree, 11 October 1826
- Pages of related documents: 1
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Citation information
Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware
- Court Papers c. 1776-1867
- Record group: 3805
- Folder: 307
- Microfilm: Reel 7
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