Debbie I have the following information and was wondering if you had anything in any of your records: 1860 Ellingsworth Noble C. Sussex County DE 016 Broadkiln Hundreds DE 1860 Slave Schedule DE5551159 Of course, I realize this is different from what you have been posting, but I have not had any luck in finding much else. Any leads greatly appreciated. Thanks, John Ellingsworth Project Leader Virtual Curriculum PGP Public Keyring: http://ellingsworth.org/pubring.pkr http://ellingsworth.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: December 10, 2002 3:11 PM Subject: [NewCastle] More Petitions by Slave-holders in DE > To Whom Addressed: To the Honourable the Representatives for the State > of Delaware Setting > Location: Sussex, DE > Year: 1800 > Petitioner(s) Color Gender > Roger Adams White Male > > Subject: slave/white attachment > Slave[s]: Venus > Abstract: Roger Adams seeks exemption from a Delaware law designed to > prevent the importation and exportation of slaves and asks permission to > bring the slave Venus from Maryland into Delaware. Adams was fond of > Venus and had given her to his daughter. He said he had rescued the > woman from "hands that might make an ungenerous trade of her." > Location Description: General Assembly, Legislative Papers > Petition Result: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To Whom Addressed: To the Senate and House of Representatives of the > State of Delaware in General Assembly Met > Location: Kent, DE > Year: 1821 > Petitioner(s) Color Gender > John Cooper White Male > > Subject: slave/white attachment > Slave[s]: Aaron > Abstract: John Cooper seeks permission to bring the slave Aaron into > Delaware from Maryland. Aaron, the petitioner states, is the son of > Phebe, who was Cooper's slave when Aaron was born but has since been > manumitted. > Location Description: General Assembly, Legislative Papers > Petition Result: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To Whom Addressed: To the Honourable the General Assembly of the State > of Delaware now in Session at Dover > Location: Kent, DE > Year: 1826 > Petitioner(s) Color Gender > Curtis B. Beswick White Male > > Subject: slave/white attachment > Slave[s]: Gastura > Abstract: Curtis Beswick acquired the female slave Gastura through his > marriage to Sarah S. Purnell, a resident of Maryland. He states that he > is very much attached to the slave. He seeks exemption from the Delaware > law designed to prevent the importation and exportation of slaves and > asks permission bring Gastura from Maryland into Delaware. > Location Description: General Assembly, Legislative Papers > Petition Result: House: read, referred