NC Record 031
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Date
10 Dec 1776
Names in record
Capt. Philipps, Capt. Phillips, Capt. Philips
Record type
Book
Text of Record
“Capt. Philipps and about twelve of his Company came to the tavern. They are on their way to Wilmington and it is said that five Battalions are to be raised in the Salisbury District for the English fleet has sailed from New York, perhaps for the south, or perhaps to land below Philadelphia.”
Comments
(Quote from Volume III of Records of the Moravians in North Carolina. This probably refers to Wilmington, the capital of New Hanover County, North Carolina.)
Credit transcription and/or comments to: Nancy Kiser
County of record
Surry County
(Added variations of the Phillips spelling to Names in record for search indexing. Tom Hutchison 00:49, 17 January 2012 (EST))