{"petition":[{"petition_analysis_number":"10381606","petition_url":"https:\/\/dlas.uncg.edu\/petitions\/petition\/10381606","state":"Delaware","county":"Kent","location_type":"County","file_day":12,"file_month":2,"file_year":1816,"filing_court":"Legislative","result":"House: read, referred; Senate: read","enslaved_count":1,"fpoc_count":0,"total_people_count":3,"repository":"Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware","abstract":"Joseph Parsons states that he inherited three slaves from his mother, a resident of Maryland.  He represents \"that he has set free two of the above mentioned Slaves since he became entitled to them,\" but he is \"desirous to bring the other, a boy about Ten years of age into this State and hold him as a Slave.\"  Parsons prays that an act may be passed \"authorizing him to bring the said boy named Thomas into this State and hold him as a Slave.\"","subjects":[{"subject":"owner(s)\/citizens manumit\/free slave"}]}]}