{"petition":[{"petition_analysis_number":"11682108","petition_url":"https:\/\/dlas.uncg.edu\/petitions\/petition\/11682108","state":"Virginia","county":"Amelia","location_type":"County","file_day":11,"file_month":12,"file_year":1821,"filing_court":"Legislative","ending_court":"Legislative","result":"rejected","enslaved_count":0,"fpoc_count":0,"total_people_count":1,"repository":"Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia","abstract":"Along with other whites in the community, Benjamin Bowles marched to the residence of a group of free blacks and \"inflicted chastisement upon them.\"  The free people of color, he claims, were of \"bad fame and character,\" associating with them was Sally May, a white woman of \"foul character.\"  Afterwards, Bowles was convicted of instigating \"a riot,\" and fined.  He is very poor, he says, and asks for legislative relief.","subjects":[{"subject":"Interracial socializing "},{"subject":"Interracial relationships"}]}]}