Petition from "Phebe" to Judges of Frederick County Court
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09819 Author/Creator: Place Written: Frederick County, Maryland Type: Petition Date: 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy
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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