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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
State v. Jefferson 3 Del. 571 1842 0 Murder trial Delaware
State v. York 5 Del. 493 1854 0 Larceny charge while escaping Delaware
Page v. Vandegrift 5 Del. 176 1849 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Cager v. White 1 Del. Cas. 181 1798 0 Petition for freedom: Granted Delaware
State v. Adams 2 Del. Cas. 190 1803 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved woman Delaware
Stafford v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 66 1795 0 Enslaved man who carried out stealing of money for his owner Delaware
Jacobs v. Aydlotte 1 Del. Cas. 443 1797 0 Action of trover for an enslaved woman; $80 Delaware
James v. Carr 2 Del. Cas. 223 1805 0 Denial for freedom since the enslaved person was loaned and not exported Delaware
Clayton v. Mitchell 2 Del. Cas. 532 1820 0 Failure to pay for a transferred enslaved person Delaware
Fisher v. Barcus 14 Del. Ch. 324 1924 1 Delaware
State v. Absolom 2 Del. Cas. 32 1808 0 Free man who was deemed enslaved after he committed larceny Delaware
Sutton's Will 2 Del. Cas. 364 1817 0 Will of an enslaved woman; not at issue in the case Delaware
Lockwood v. Burton 1 Del. 138 1833 0 Replevin of an enslaved person to either defendant or plaintiff Delaware
Bridges v. Tunnel 2 Del. Cas. 451 1818 0 Action against a man over whether he knowingly sold a woman to a man who would export her Delaware
Freeny v. McCally 2 Del. Cas. 315 1817 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Eaves v. King 1 Del. 141 1833 0 Petition of replevin and dismisaal due to the freedom of a woman and two kids Delaware
William H. Davis' Case 1 Del. 17 1832 0 Denial of a petition for freedom Delaware
Walter v. Miller 1 Del. 7 1832 0 Act of trover of 4 enslaved individuals Delaware
Burrows v. Truitt 1 Del. Cas. 613 1818 0 Failure to pay for a transferred enslaved person Delaware
Burton v. Burton 4 Del. 38 1843 0 Replevin to which individual in a will Delaware