| Part of Series | B |
|---|---|
| Microfilm Reel in Collection Series | 3 |
| Microfilm Frame on Reel | 526 |
| Accession Number (identifies petition on microfilm) | 20981306 |
| County | Worcester |
| State | Maryland |
| Year Legislative Petition Filed | 1813 |
| Abstract of Petition | Betty, a slave, states that she is entitled to her freedom and that she is being illegally held in slavery by William Patterson. In her appeal, the twenty-six-year-old petitioner cites that she was owned by James Selby whose plantation straddled the border between Virginia and Maryland. The court affired the judgment June Term 1815. |
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