<petition><petition_analysis_number>20382109</petition_analysis_number><petition_url>https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20382109</petition_url><state>Delaware</state><county>Kent</county><location_type>County</location_type><file_year>1821</file_year><filing_court>Common Pleas</filing_court><enslaved_count>1</enslaved_count><fpoc_count>0</fpoc_count><total_people_count>2</total_people_count><repository>Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware</repository><abstract>James Turney, a man of color, states that James Fields, "his pretended master," detains him as a slave.  Apprehending that "he is entitled to his freedom," Turney asks that Fields be summoned "to answer the complaint of your petitioner."</abstract><subjects><subject>Sues for freedom (enslaved)</subject><subject>FPOC sues white</subject><subject>Hiring value (enslaved)</subject></subjects></petition>