![]() ![]() There was, perhaps, no part of the country where so many planters’ residences with all their contents were lost by fire as on the Cape Fear and its tributaries, and it is well known among the descendants of those planters, some of whom were also members of the learned professions, that by these fires many manuscripts, family records, and documents of various kinds that would have been invaluable as material for the preparation of a local history, were lost. Yet, up to this time, although partial sketches, historical and biographical, have appeared, no attempt at a regular history of it has been published, and, now such a history can not be written because of the destruction, by fires and otherwise, of a large part of the material requisite for the purpose. ![]() ![]() What is called the Lower Cape Fear Region of North Carolina has long been recognized by the writers of our history as the most interesting, and, as one of them designated it, “the most romantic” section of our State. Martin's and Parry's correspondence with the Committee-Clinton's Proclamation-Howe's plantation plundered-British abandon the Cape Fear until 1781-Craig comes in 1781-His operations.įort Johnston and Smithville (now Southport). Proceedings of the Safety Committee of the town of Wilmington, with occasional minutes of joint meetings of the Committee of New Hanover County and the Committee of the District of Wilmington, in 1774, 17.īurning of Fort Johnston and expulsion of Governor Martin-Vigilance of the Wilmington Committee-Movement of Scotch Highlanders - Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge - Colonel Moore's report-Letter of Colonel Purviance. Under Martin's administration-Fire in Wilmington-A bold adventuress-The Scotch immigrants and Flora McDonald-Beginning of the Revolution-Help for Boston-Organization of Safety Committees. The names of the earliest plantations, their location and their owners, with items of biography and incidents. Philip's Church-The Stamp Act troubles-Sons of Liberty. Establishment of the precinet in 1729 (changed to county in 1738)-Its limits-Boundary line between North and South Carolina-The town of Brunswick and its history-History of St. ![]()
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