Petition from "Phebe" to Judges of Frederick County Court

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GLC#
GLC09819
Type
Documents
Date
1796
Title
Petition from "Phebe" to Judges of Frederick County Court
Place Written
Frederick County, Maryland
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.6 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
Slavery & Anti-slavery

One undated petition filed with Frederick County Court on behalf of an enslaved woman named Phebe. She stated that slaveowner, Daniel Dorsey, freed her. A clerk, H.R. Warfield, summarized the judgement, stating that Phebe is the property of Deborah Dorsey, not Daniel. Signed by L. Bolt and H.R. Warfield.

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