Carteret County, NC - Thomas Lovick Letter to Arthur Dobbs, 1754 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lovick, Tho[ma]s, Newport. To [Arthur Dobbs, New Bern]. December 10 Provenance: Class: State Records [Collection] Group: Colonial Governors' Papers Record Group Series: Arthur Dobbs (2 April 1689 -- 28 March 1765) Papers Box: Arthur Dobbs Years: 1754 Creator: Governor, Office of the Call Number: C.G.P.5 Location: MARS Id: 308.7.1.6.1 (Item) Materials: Rolls [Muster roll of Carteret County regiment, list of field officers and captains have been made; no loss of officers since Rowan's appointments; no further regulations need to be made in regiment; no arms or ammunition ever in stores; no defects in militia law; nearest Indians in Hyde County; exposed in case of war.] Newport Decem'r the 10, 1754 In Obedience to our Excellency commander I have made out a Muster Rool of the Regiment of the Regiment of Carteret under my command also seperate list of the field officers & captains Since the appointment by the President Mr. Rowan there has not been any of the officers belonging to the Regiment Dyed or removed - Neither doth there occur to me of any further regulations at present to be made in the Regiment We never had any arms or ammunition from his Majestys nor as since there has been a Regiment in the County We have no Indians belonging to the County, those that are nearest to us are in Hyde County which is about fifty miles to the eastward of this place I must beg leave to mention to your Excellency that the County of Carteret lies on the Sea in case warr should happen the inhabitants are liable to be very much exposed by the enimy for want of arms and amunitions I am yours Excellen'ys most Obed't humble Serv't Tho's Lovick ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________