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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Letter from William Tryon to Walter Stirling
Tryon, William, 1729-1788
March 03, 1766
Volume 07, Pages 189-190

[From Tryon's Letter Book.]
Letter trom Governor Tryon to Walter Stirling Esq, Commander &c

Brunswick 3d March 1766.

The favor of your letter of the 8th November last was delivered to me by Capt Phipps of the Diligence man of war by whom you sent the Stampt papers for this province. I have been as unsuccessfull as other governors in my recommendation of them to the inhabitants of this province. The late disturbances in this town occasioned

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by the seizures Capt Lobb made of some sloops in this river has given me a good deal of trouble

I am &ca