<petition><petition_analysis_number>10384708</petition_analysis_number><petition_url>https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/10384708</petition_url><state>Delaware</state><county>Kent</county><location_type>County</location_type><file_day>13</file_day><file_month>1</file_month><file_year>1847</file_year><filing_court>Legislative</filing_court><enslaved_count>1</enslaved_count><fpoc_count>0</fpoc_count><total_people_count>2</total_people_count><repository>Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware</repository><abstract>James Wilds recounts that his "indented servant ... was convicted on an indictment for burglary" and was sold for $280.  Averring that a balance of $125.78 remains "after the fine and costs were all paid," Wilds therefore asks that an act be passed “granting to him the aforesaid clear balance of $125.78 as some compensation for the loss of the services of said negro."</abstract><subjects><subject>Jails/Workhouses</subject><subject>Theft by enslaved</subject><subject>Auctions</subject><subject>Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)</subject></subjects></petition>