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Benjamin Williams

“Four times Governor; Revolutionary officer; congressman. Grave is 9 1/2 miles north.”

State historical marker: K-8: Benjamin Williams

10 works in the index name this person, and 2 more are by them.

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Governors' Papers: Benjamin Williams, Correspondence, April 1800

Armstrong, Martin, approximately 1739-1808. · 1789

Benjamin Williams (b. 1751 - d. 1814) was the eleventh (1799-1802) and fourteenth (1807-1808) governor of North Carolina. Initially representing Johnston County in the colonial assembly and provincial congresses, Willia…

Governors' Papers: Benjamin Williams, Correspondence, August 1800

Burnes, Starratt. · 1789

Benjamin Williams (b. 1751 - d. 1814) was the eleventh (1799-1802) and fourteenth (1807-1808) governor of North Carolina. Initially representing Johnston County in the colonial assembly and provincial congresses, Willia…

Governors' Papers: Benjamin Williams, Correspondence, February 1801

Savage, Jesse. · 1789

Benjamin Williams (b. 1751 - d. 1814) was the eleventh (1799-1802) and fourteenth (1807-1808) governor of North Carolina. Initially representing Johnston County in the colonial assembly and provincial congresses, Willia…

Governors' Papers: Benjamin Williams, Correspondence, January 1802

Roane, Archibald, 1759-1819. · 1789

Benjamin Williams (b. 1751 - d. 1814) was the eleventh (1799-1802) and fourteenth (1807-1808) governor of North Carolina. Initially representing Johnston County in the colonial assembly and provincial congresses, Willia…

Governors' Papers: Benjamin Williams, Correspondence, July 1808

Williams, Benjamin, 1751-1814. · 1789

Benjamin Williams (b. 1751 - d. 1814) was the eleventh (1799-1802) and fourteenth (1807-1808) governor of North Carolina. Initially representing Johnston County in the colonial assembly and provincial congresses, Willia…

Governors' Papers: Benjamin Williams, Correspondence, March 1802

Williams, Benjamin, 1751-1814. · 1789

Benjamin Williams (b. 1751 - d. 1814) was the eleventh (1799-1802) and fourteenth (1807-1808) governor of North Carolina. Initially representing Johnston County in the colonial assembly and provincial congresses, Willia…

Governors' Papers: Benjamin Williams, Correspondence, May 1808

Moore, John. · 1789

Benjamin Williams (b. 1751 - d. 1814) was the eleventh (1799-1802) and fourteenth (1807-1808) governor of North Carolina. Initially representing Johnston County in the colonial assembly and provincial congresses, Willia…

Governors' Papers: Benjamin Williams, Correspondence, September 1800

Drayton, John, 1766-1822. · 1789

Benjamin Williams (b. 1751 - d. 1814) was the eleventh (1799-1802) and fourteenth (1807-1808) governor of North Carolina. Initially representing Johnston County in the colonial assembly and provincial congresses, Willia…

August-September, 1780: Joint Select Committees (Reports of and messages concerning)

North Carolina. General Assembly · 1763

August 31: re committee to devise ways and means to raise supplies for the army (messages only) August 31: governors' message referred to the committee appointed to prepare a bill to procure provisions for the army, etc…

Senate Bills (September 6): Bill for levying a specific provision tax

North Carolina. General Assembly · 1763

General Assembly Session Records related to Upper and Lower Houses

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