{"petition":[{"petition_analysis_number":"21085511","petition_url":"https:\/\/dlas.uncg.edu\/petitions\/petition\/21085511","state":"Mississippi","county":"Lauderdale","location_type":"County","file_day":14,"file_month":2,"file_year":1855,"filing_court":"Probate","enslaved_count":2,"fpoc_count":0,"total_people_count":4,"repository":"Lauderdale County Archives, Meridian, Mississippi","abstract":"Samuel Wells states that Mary Wells died on 31 May 1853 leaving to her heirs a personal estate which included two slaves, Betty and Larey, appraised at $60 and $700, respectively.  As a legal heir, the petitioner asserts that he is \"entitled to distribution thereof of her estate; and he avers that he is ready, and he hereby tenders a refunding bond\" to the estate administrator.  Wells therefore prays \"the court to grant a rule against the said administrator requiring him to distribute the said estate among said heirs.\"","subjects":[{"subject":"Hiring value (enslaved)"},{"subject":"Crops (Cotton)"},{"subject":"Assessed Value (enslaved)"}]}]}