A History of New Hanover, and Lower Cape Fear
Doris Christian
and the Lower Cape Fear Region
1723‑1800
By ALFRED MOORE WADDELL
This 232 page book has a 5 page index and gives a good history of the
Revolutionary War in this area of South Carolina. Originally printed
in 1909.
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I .
Establishment of the precinct 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.
Philip's Church‑The Stamp Act troubles‑Sons of Liberty.
CHAPTER II
The names of the earliest plantations, their location and their
owners, with items of biography and incidents.
CHAPTER III
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.
CHAPTER IV
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, 1775
and 1776.
CHAPTER V
Burning 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.
CHAPTER VI
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.
CHAPTER VII
Wilmington from 1736 to 1800.
CHAPTER VIII
Fort Johnston and Smithville (now Southport).
CHAPTER IX
Interesting items from court minute
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