William Caswell (1755-1785) Papers, PC.412

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William Caswell (1755-1785) Papers, PC.412

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Title
William Caswell (1755-1785) Papers
Call Number
PC.412
Creator
Unknown
Date
1778-1784
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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    Collection Overview

    Papers of Caswell, son of Gov. Richard Caswell and brigadier general of New Bern District. Subjects of correspondence include his execution of loyalists and threat of British retaliation on Maj. Samuel Ashe and others (1781); military action at Bryan's Mill (1781); ball given in Halifax, and Gen. Thomas Eaton's daughter; runaway slaves; seizure in 1781 of French row galley the Fortunee in Currituck Co., with copy of Gov. Thomas Burke's letter to Gen. Isaac Gregory (1782); parole of Lord Charles Montagu at New Bern; proclamation ending hostilities; and the assembly of 1784. Among the correspondents are James Armstrong, Samuel Ashe, William Brown, Richard Caswell, John Easton, James Gorham, J. West Green, Alexander Martin, and Samuel Smith.

    Contents of the Collection

    Subject Headings

  1. Caswell, William
  2. Caswell, Richard
  3. Ashe, Samuel
  4. Eaton, Thomas
  5. Gregory, Isaac
  6. Montagu, Lord Charles
  7. Armstrong, James
  8. Brown, William
  9. Easton, John
  10. Gorham, James
  11. Green, J. West
  12. Martin, Alexander
  13. Smith, Samuel
  14. Caswell Family
  15. Burke, Thomas
  16. Assembly of 1784
  17. Governors
  18. Majors
  19. Brigadier Generals
  20. Generals
  21. British
  22. Executions and Executioners
  23. Parties
  24. Dance
  25. American Loyalists
  26. Fugitive Slaves
  27. African Americans
  28. FORTUNEE
  29. Paroles
  30. French
  31. Military campaigns
  32. Row Galleys
  33. Galleys
  34. Hostilities
  35. Proclamations
  36. Newbern District
  37. Halifax
  38. Currituck County (N.C.)
  39. New Bern (N.C.)
  40. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783