Newhanover County NcArchives News.....New Hanover Reacts to British Trade Act August 11, 1775
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Friday, Aug. 11, 1775   Cape Fear Mercury August 11, 1775
  (Note: The citizens of  Wimington and New Hanover  respond to news that 
Great Britain's Parliament,  as a punitive measure,  has passed an act for 
restraining the trade for the Colonies of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, 
Maryland, Virginia and South Carolina, by calling for a boycott of all trade 
with Great Britian. To show solidarity with the Continental Congress, the 
Americans call for a Provincial Convention of North Carolina. Below are the 
delegates elected for Wilmington-New Hanover.) 

   At an election of delegates on the eighth instant for the town of 
Wilmington and County of New Hanover, on the recommendaton of SAMUEL JOHNSTON, 
ESQ., moderator; ARCHIBALD MACLAINE ESQ.; for the town, WILLIAM HOOPER, JAMES 
MOORE and ALEXANDER LILLINGTON, ESQS., for the County, were chosen additional 
delegates to represent this town and county, in general convention to be held 
at Hillsboro' on the 20th instant, with CORNELIUS HARNETT, ESQ. for the town, 
and GEORGE MOORE, JOHN ASHE and SAMUEL ASHE ESQS. chosen at a former election 
for the County.
   The Reverend MR. REED of Newbern refused to preach on the geneeral fast 
day, though particularly applied to for that purpose, which so offended his 
parishioners, that we hear, they have dismissed him fromm his parochial charge 
there.

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