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Philip Alston

1745–1791 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Governor Richard Caswell (2nd Administration) Correspondence: January 14-December 21, 1786

Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789 · 1786

Richard Caswell's correspondence from 14 January to 21 December 1786, during his second administration as governor, in 108 images that include proclamations. Topics range over wars with the Cherokee and Creek, enslaved people, enemy property, an embargo, fraud, debt and military trials. Philip Alston, Timothy Bloodworth, Griffith Rutherford, the Tar River and Hillsborough all appear.

Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Alston, Philip, approximately 1745-1791.

NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

August, 1778: Joint Select Committee Reports

North Carolina. General Assembly · 1778

Joint select committee reports from the General Assembly's August 1778 session at Hillsborough. They deal with Continental Congress papers on issuing currency, Indian affairs, the arrangement of officers, the denominations of bills of credit and the accounts of William Gilbert. Philip Alston, oaths of allegiance, pacifists and Tryon County also come up. 75 pages.

Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Alston, Philip, approximately 1745-1791.

NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

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