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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Militia return and list of taxables in North Carolina for the year 1755, including an account of ordnance
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1756
Volume 05, Pages 575-576

A List of the Militia and Taxable Persons in the several Counties of the Province of North Carolina for the year 1755.

Taxables
Militia
Whites
Blacks
Tot
Anson
790 “
810 “
60 “
870
Beaufort
680 “
771 “
567 “
1383
Bertie
794 “
— “
— “
1876
Bladen
441 “
338 “
346 “
684
Carteret
230 “
— “
— “
400
Chowan
830 “
— “
— “
1481
Craven
631 “
989 “
934 “
1923
Cumberland
— “
— “
— “
Currituck
393 “
474 “
150 “
620
Duplin
340 “
460 “
168 “
628
Edgecomb
1317 “
1611 “
924 “
2538
Granville
734 “
779 “
426 “
1205
Hyde
248 “
237 “
183 “
420
Johnston
894 “
— “
— “
1425
New Hanover
508 “
362 “
1374 “
1736
Northampton
676 “
902 “
834 “
1736
Onslow
308 “
448 “
247 “
695
Orange
490 “
950 “
50 “
1000
Pasquotank
581 “
563 “
366 “
929
Pequimons
357 “
— “
— “
1176
Rowan
996 “
1116 “
54 “
1160
Tyrrell
438 “
477 “
335 “
722
12674 “
24607
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Troops of Horse
Bertie
44 “
Bladen
33 “
Duplin
39 “
New Hanover
33 “
12823

An account of the Quantity of Powder and Lead in the hands of the several Collectors for the several Ports of North Carolina

Powder
Lead
Bath
150
600
Edenton pt Roanok
556
2075
Newbern pt Beaufort
325
750
Cape Fear
560
2100
1591
5525


Additional Notes for Electronic Version: This document was enclosed with a letter from Arthur Dobbs - See Related Documents.