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August-September, 1780: Joint Select Committees (Reports of and messages concerning)
North Carolina. General Assembly · 1780
Reports and messages of joint select committees from August and September 1780, when the General Assembly met at Hillsborough after the defeat at Camden. Committees worked on supplies and provisions for the army and the adjustment of public claims. Horatio Gates, Richard Caswell, Abner Nash, William Hooper, hospitals, surgeons, cavalry and wagons all appear. 88 pages.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Shelby, Evan, 1719-1794.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Joint Papers (April-May, 1780): Joint Select Committee Reports and Papers
North Carolina. General Assembly · 1780
Reports and papers of the joint select committees of the North Carolina General Assembly from its April to May 1780 session, in 223 images. Items include a Virginia governor's letter on naval officers and duties at the Ocracoke channel, committee appointments, and Henry Mounger's petition on where Montgomery County's public buildings should stand. Orange County is among the many counties touched.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Shelby, Evan, 1719-1794.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
