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William Johnston

5 works in the index name this person, and 1 more are by them.

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Correspondence of the Earl of Hillsborough and Governor Martin concerning ammunitions at Fort Johnston, the Powder Act of South Carolina, and insurgents approaching New Bern

1771

Journal of the North Carolina assembly, 5 December 1770 - 26 January 1771

1770

Letters from William Tryon to the Lords Commissioners, enclosing legislation and accounts of the ship 'Brigantine Fox'

2019 · Adam Matthew Digital

Keywords: council, death, appointment, judge, court of law, legislation, assembly, construction, Parliament, manufacturing, textiles, cotton, family life, poverty, ships and sailors, timber, export, import, pitch and ta…

William Johnston Paper

Johnston, William · 1783

Photocopy of letter (Dec. 2, 1783) from William Johnston, Orange Co. legislator and agent of loyalist Edmund Fanning, to Adlai Osborn of Rowan Co., concerning sale of Fanning's lands there for execution of judgment, and…

Letter forwarded from Wills Hill to Governor Tryon regarding rebellious groups in Hillsborough

1770

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