{"petition":[{"petition_analysis_number":"11583904","petition_url":"https:\/\/dlas.uncg.edu\/petitions\/petition\/11583904","state":"Texas","county":"Jasper","location_type":"County","file_day":13,"file_month":11,"file_year":1839,"filing_court":"Legislative","enslaved_count":0,"fpoc_count":1,"total_people_count":1,"repository":"Texas State Library-Archives Division, Austin, Texas","abstract":"Joseph Tate, a free man of color who served in the Texas Army, \"humbly prays that your honorable body will be pleased to allow him to remain in the country and grant him the portion of Land to which he was entitled to under the former government.\"","subjects":[{"subject":"Property owners (Black)"},{"subject":"State residency issues (FPOC)"},{"subject":"Veterans"}]}]}