<petition><petition_analysis_number>11280301</petition_analysis_number><petition_url>https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11280301</petition_url><state>North Carolina</state><county>Beaufort</county><location_type>County</location_type><file_day>1</file_day><file_month>11</file_month><file_year>1803</file_year><filing_court>Petition</filing_court><end_day>30</end_day><end_month>11</end_month><end_year>1803</end_year><ending_court>Legislative</ending_court><result>rejected</result><enslaved_count>0</enslaved_count><fpoc_count>0</fpoc_count><total_people_count>2</total_people_count><repository>North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina</repository><abstract>Arnold and Euphan Rhodes, though husband and wife, have lived apart for two years.  As there is no hope of reconciliation, they jointly pray that a law may be passed "disolving the bands of marriage between your said petitioners &amp; thereby ... Divorce them from Each other -- leaving Each free to Intermarry again to purchase, receive, &amp; dispose of their seperate propperty."</abstract><subjects><subject>Divorce</subject></subjects></petition>