Letters from Mathew Rowan to the Lords Commissioners
Keywords: assembly, legislation, court of law, gambling, morality, export, food, town, fortification, fire, militia, raising of troops
Person in the county’s record
“Acting governor, 1753-54. Councilor, assemblyman, and Surveyor-General. Merchant in the Irish trade. His home was here.”
State historical marker: B-27: Matthew Rowan
5 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.
Keywords: assembly, legislation, court of law, gambling, morality, export, food, town, fortification, fire, militia, raising of troops
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