Things You Could Be Hanged For In Early 19th Century Raleigh, North Carolina

1. Concealing a slave

2. Transporting a slave to freedom

3. Removing a slave from state with the intentions of selling him. (her)

4. Making a speech that agitated slaves.

5. Printing a pamphlet that made slaves unhappy.

6. Steal a horse, mare, gelding, jackass or mule.

7. Steal $10.01 of your master's property.

Source: Raleigh: An Unorthodox History of North Carolina's Capital
by Marshall Lancaster