Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #2 from Abstracts of Petitions to Southern County Courts, 1775-1867

Part of Series B
Microfilm Reel in Collection Series 1
Microfilm Frame on Reel 298
Accession Number (identifies petition on microfilm) 20978505
County Queen Anne's
State Maryland
Year Legislative Petition Filed 1785
Abstract of Petition The petitioners state they are "unjustly detained as Slaves by susannah Elliott and Rachel Elliott," executrixes of the estate of John Elliott, deceased. They are seeking relief from service.

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