Works in the index that concern this person directly, or were written by them. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it; background reading with wider context sits further down.
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.
Why this is here: 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.
Why this is here: 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.
