20382213https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20382213DelawareKentCounty1822Common Pleas203Delaware State Archives, Dover, DelawareLouisa and William Bayard, people of color, state that Robert Dawson, "their pretended master," detains them as slaves. Apprehending "that they are entitled to their freedom," the Bayards ask that Dawson be summoned "to answer the complaint of your petitioners."Sues for freedom (enslaved)FPOC sues white