20382111https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20382111DelawareKentCountyy1821Common Pleas214Delaware State Archives, Dover, DelawareWilliam and Nancy Hawkins, by their father and next friend John Hawkins, state that Richard Cooper, "their pretended master," detains them as slaves. Apprehending that "they are entitled to their freedom," William and Nancy ask that Cooper be summoned "to answer the complaint of your petitioners."Sues for freedom (enslaved)FPOC sues white