Person in the county’s record
“First attorney general of North Carolina, 1777-79, member provincial congresses, colonel in Revolution. "Swan Ponds," his home, was 3 mi. S.W.”
State historical marker: N-28: Waightstill Avery
10 works in the index name this person.
What it was and why it mattered
Newspapers, photographs, and records of the time
Organizations that keep the county’s own knowledge
Works across North Carolina libraries and archives whose catalog description names this person. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it.
Richard Caswell was elected governor of the state by the provincial congress in December 1776 and was re-elected to annual terms under the constitution by the General Assemblies of 1777, 1778, and 1779. The constitution…
May 10: Resolution in favor of John Hewlin (with petition) (unsigned -- no action taken) May 13: Resolution regarding petitions of Joseph Dixon and Sarah McLean (messages only) May 13: Resolution in favor of Nathan and …
May 3: Resolution regarding petition of Timothy Bloodworth (messages and petition only) May 2: Resolution regarding petition of Henry Williams (messages and petition only) May 4: Resolution in favor of William Eldridge …
Apr. 21: Resolution to grant pardons to certain persons under sentence of death (message only) Apr. 22: Resolution to settle the accounts of Waightstill Avery Apr. 22: Resolution in favor of Josiah Bunn (recommendation …
May 1: Resolutions settling accounts with former congressional delegates Samuel Johnston and Whitmell Hill May 5: Resolution in favor of Henry Montfort and John Macon (petition only) May 5: Resolution concerning the cou…
Apr. 23: Petition of John Fleetwood of Wayne County Apr. 24: Petition of David Dodd of Duplin County Apr. 25: Committee examining militia law (message only) Apr 25: Committee report on the claim of Basel Smith Apr. 25: …
General Assembly Session Records related to Upper and Lower Houses
General Assembly Session Records related to Upper and Lower Houses
May 7: Resolution in favor of Francis Newby of Franklin Co. (message only) May 8: Resolution on petition of David Marshall of the Town of New Bern (with committee report, petition, and related papers) May 10: Resolution…
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