{"petition":[{"petition_analysis_number":"11281803","petition_url":"https:\/\/dlas.uncg.edu\/petitions\/petition\/11281803","state":"North Carolina","county":"Iredell","location_type":"County","file_day":24,"file_month":11,"file_year":1818,"filing_court":"Legislative","enslaved_count":0,"fpoc_count":0,"total_people_count":10,"repository":"North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina","abstract":"Twenty-five residents of Iredell County complain that \"they view as a grievance the Numerous quantity of Negroes which generally assemble at Regimental or Batalion Musters in our said County of Iredell which is productive of much vice & immorallity.\"  They therefore pray that it be taken into consideration \"the Numerous evils which proceed from said assemblages of Negroes & have a law pasd. either to prevent Negroes from assembling at musters or to punish them for so doing.\"","subjects":[{"subject":"Right to assemble (Black)"},{"subject":"White affection (FPOC)"},{"subject":"White affection (enslaved)"}]}]}