Person in the county’s record
“Member Continental Congress, United States Senator, 1789-1795, U.S. Indian Agent to the Creek Nation, 1796-1816. Home was 5 1/2 mi. S.W.”
State historical marker: E-44: Benjamin Hawkins
6 works in the index name this person.
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Alexander Martin (1738 - 2 November 1807) was elected governor of North Carolina for six terms. His first duty as governor came about when he replaced Governor Thomas Burke for four months as acting governor after Burke…
Samuel Johnston served as North Carolina's sixth governor from December 1787 through December 1789. While governor, he presided over the North Carolina convention that ratified the United States Constitution in November…
August 23 and 28: Governor Nash to the members present August 31: resolutions of the Virginia Assembly, letter from Richard and James Ellis, letter from James Iredell, and petition of John Reddy September 4: messages re…
n.d.: petition from the inhabitants of Sullivan County 1780: petition of William Collson (rejected) 1780: petition from the inhabitants of Granville County 1780: petition of Charles McLean of Lincoln County August-Septe…
May 20: Report on memorials of James Kerr, commissioner of Rowan County May 20: Report regarding the petition of William Cocke (document is in different folder see GASR Apr-June 1784, box 2) May 20: Report on memorial o…
August 30: re militia lately defeated in South Carolina and dispersed (rejected) August 31: recommending commission for Captain William Williams as captain of Invalid Corps (with petition) August 31: requesting Major Ge…
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