Petition of Orange County to Governor Tryon, 1768
Image of the original Petition of Orange County to Governor Tryon, May 1768. In the petition, the signers apologize for the recent acts of violence by Regulators and ask the Governor to address the illegal fees demanded by court officials. The original petition is located in the collection of the State Archives of N.C.
[Governor William Tryon: Petition of Orange County, 1768.] May 1678. Colonial Governors' Papers, State Archives of North Carolina. http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/ref/collection/p16062coll24/id/13675
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