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William Hawkins

“Governor, 1811-1814; speaker, State House of Commons, 1810-1811. His home, Pleasant Hill, stands one mile N.W.”

State historical marker: G-44: William Hawkins 1777-1819

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Governors' Papers: William Hawkins Correspondence, 1812

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William Hawkins (b. 1777 - d. 1819), North Carolina's seventeenth governor, attended Princeton and received his law license in 1797. In 1801, he was appointed by Governor James Turner to negotiate a settlement with the …

Governors' Papers: William Hawkins Correspondence, April 1813

Armstrong, John, 1758-1843. · 1789

William Hawkins (b. 1777 - d. 1819), North Carolina's seventeenth governor, attended Princeton and received his law license in 1797. In 1801, he was appointed by Governor James Turner to negotiate a settlement with the …

Governors' Papers: William Hawkins Correspondence, August 1814

Atkinson, Richard. · 1789

William Hawkins (b. 1777 - d. 1819), North Carolina's seventeenth governor, attended Princeton and received his law license in 1797. In 1801, he was appointed by Governor James Turner to negotiate a settlement with the …

Governors' Papers: William Hawkins Correspondence, January 1814

Leonard, John P. · 1789

William Hawkins (b. 1777 - d. 1819), North Carolina's seventeenth governor, attended Princeton and received his law license in 1797. In 1801, he was appointed by Governor James Turner to negotiate a settlement with the …

Governors' Papers: William Hawkins Correspondence, July 1813

Watson, William. · 1789

William Hawkins (b. 1777 - d. 1819), North Carolina's seventeenth governor, attended Princeton and received his law license in 1797. In 1801, he was appointed by Governor James Turner to negotiate a settlement with the …

Governors' Papers: William Hawkins Correspondence, June 1812

Joyner, Andrew, 1786-1856. · 1789

William Hawkins (b. 1777 - d. 1819), North Carolina's seventeenth governor, attended Princeton and received his law license in 1797. In 1801, he was appointed by Governor James Turner to negotiate a settlement with the …

Governors' Papers: William Hawkins Correspondence, March 1813

Monroe, James, 1758-1831. · 1789

William Hawkins (b. 1777 - d. 1819), North Carolina's seventeenth governor, attended Princeton and received his law license in 1797. In 1801, he was appointed by Governor James Turner to negotiate a settlement with the …

Governors' Papers: William Hawkins Correspondence, May 1813

Jones, William. · 1789

William Hawkins (b. 1777 - d. 1819), North Carolina's seventeenth governor, attended Princeton and received his law license in 1797. In 1801, he was appointed by Governor James Turner to negotiate a settlement with the …

Governors' Papers: William Hawkins Correspondence, October 1813

Huger, Francis K. · 1789

William Hawkins (b. 1777 - d. 1819), North Carolina's seventeenth governor, attended Princeton and received his law license in 1797. In 1801, he was appointed by Governor James Turner to negotiate a settlement with the …

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