11278102https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11278102North CarolinaFranklinCounty1861781Petitionreferred to committee001North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North CarolinaOn behalf of a committee representing Franklin County, John Robinson tells of the tax burdens of local residents. He laments that "Black Slave Children" are taxed high while still a charge to their owners and that "young grown Men of ₤100 value able to work for their Living at a less rate than a Black Suckling." Robinson seeks relief.Taxation (enslaved)Militias/Patrols