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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 46: (search)
h convened in December, at Newbern, was chosen under a state of alarm and vague Dec. apprehension. Tryon had secured Fanning a seat, by chartering the town of Hillsborough as a borough, but the county of Orange, selected Herman Husbands as its Representative, with great unanimity. The rustic patriot possessed a good reputation and a con- Chap XLVI.} 1770. Dec. siderable estate, and was charged with no illegal act whatever; yet he was voted a disturber of the public peace; on the twentieth of December was expelled the House; Gov. Tryon to Sec. Hillsborough, 31 Jan. 1771. and against the opinion of the Council, and notwithstanding the want of evidence, No testimony being present to prove him an accessory to the riots at Hillsborough. Tryon to the Sec. 31 Jan. 1771. that he had been even an accessory to the riots at Hillsborough, Tryon seized him under a warrant concerted with the Chief Justice, Tryon to Hillsborough, 31 Jan. 1771. Letter from Newbern, N. C. 5 Oct. 1770. L