| Part of Series | B |
|---|---|
| Microfilm Reel in Collection Series | 12 |
| Microfilm Frame on Reel | 935 |
| Accession Number (identifies petition on microfilm) | 20380802 |
| County | Sussex |
| State | Delaware |
| Year Legislative Petition Filed | 1808 |
| Abstract of Petition | Isaac and Jacob Cannon seek permission to export and sell their slave, peter, who ran away, was caught, and ran away again. When he ws apprehended authorities found "six or eight false Keys" inhis possession. He had used them to gain entry to buldings an steal whatever he could. Following his second escape, he was seen "in a Sheep pen striving to Commit Beastiality." |
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