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Firearms ownership -- North Carolina -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

James Iredell permission pass

 Collection
Identifier: NCC-0240
Abstract

The permission pass illustrates the financial cost and special arrangement needed for an enslaved person to carry a firearm in 18th century North Carolina, and that London was classified as "property" by the lawyers issuing the permission.

Dates: 1783