<petition><petition_analysis_number>10384112</petition_analysis_number><petition_url>https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/10384112</petition_url><state>Delaware</state><county></county><file_day>8</file_day><file_month>2</file_month><file_year>1841</file_year><filing_court>Legislative</filing_court><result>House: presented, read, referred</result><enslaved_count>0</enslaved_count><fpoc_count>0</fpoc_count><total_people_count>10</total_people_count><repository>Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware</repository><abstract>Eighteen petitioners represent that great inconvenience and "damages has been sustained by labourers hireing themselves by the day, month or year and not complying with their Contract, and as there is no redress by Law, we desire you to pass an act making it fineable, or damageable for breach of such Contract."</abstract><subjects><subject>White affection (FPOC)</subject></subjects></petition>