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Patrick Ferguson

From the state marker

“Tory force led by Col. Ferguson camped nearby Oct. 4-5, 1780. Two days later Ferguson died in major British defeat at Kings Mountain, 5 mi. SE.”

State historical marker: O-13: Patrick Ferguson

1744–1780 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Senate Joint Resolutions: February 1-2

North Carolina. General Assembly · 1781

Resolutions of 1 and 2 February 1781 before the North Carolina Senate, 33 images: a flag of truce to Charles Town carrying supplies for prisoners, a rejected purchase of arms taken at Kings Mountain, pay for John Haywood as secretary of the board of war, and Anthony Bledsoe's appointment as lieutenant colonel of militia. William R. Davie and Isaac Shelby are also named.

Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Ferguson, Patrick, 1744-1780.

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

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Background

  • Historical marker O-13: Patrick FergusonNC Highway Historical Marker Tory force led by Col. Ferguson camped nearby Oct. 4-5, 1780. Two days later Ferguson died in major British defeat at Kings Mountain, 5 mi. SE.

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