{"petition":[{"petition_analysis_number":"10384511","petition_url":"https:\/\/dlas.uncg.edu\/petitions\/petition\/10384511","state":"Delaware","county":"","file_day":10,"file_month":1,"file_year":1845,"filing_court":"Legislative","result":"House: presented, read, referred","enslaved_count":0,"fpoc_count":0,"total_people_count":1,"repository":"Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware","abstract":"Delaware resident James Law represents that he owns land and slaves in both Delaware and Maryland.  He therefore prays that a law be passed enabling \"him to employ the Said Slaves in Either State as it may Sute your Petitioner without endangering his rite of Propperty in Said Slaves.\"","subjects":[{"subject":"Absentee owners"}]}]}