506:, original publications from 1775 to 1776, The University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sponsors Documenting the American South, and the texts and materials come primarily from its southern holdings. The UNC University Library is committed to the long-term availability of these collections and their online records. An editorial board guides development of this digital library.
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ordered that a census of North
Carolina be taken. However, the only surviving complete records are those from Pitt County. The Rowan County Committee of Safety reported a summary of the census of Rowan County that was presented in their October 1775 minutes. The Companies referred to in this census
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had urged their creation in 1774. By 1775, they had become counter-governments that gradually replaced royal authority and took control of local governments. They regulated the economy, politics, morality, and militia of their individual communities. After
December 1776 they came under the control of
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and instructed the jailer: "John Auston, late of Tryon County, is charged of being an Enemy To
Ammerican Liberty, & also Refuses to take the oath Proscribed by the Counsel of Safety of this Provance. These are therefore to Command You to Take the said Auston Into youre Possession, & him
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in 1774. Meeting minutes from 1774 to 1776 have survived and are available through a digital collection. The Rowan County
Committee of Safety was instrumental in banning trade with Britain and preparing for the
722:"Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, Minutes of the Rowan County Committee of Safety, Rowan County (N.C.). Committee of Safety, October 17, 1775 - October 18, 1775, Volume 10, Pages 279-282"
78:, Samuel Young, John Brevard, William Kennon, George Henry Barger, Robert Bell, John Bickerstaff, John Couden, John Lewis Beard, John Nisbet, Charles McDowell, Robert Blackburn, Christopher Beckman,
415:
There were 32 counties in North
Carolina by 1774. Eighteen of the counties had Committees of Safety, according to NCPedia. There are records of Committees of Safety in the following counties:
770:"Minutes of the Bladen, Brunswick, Duplin, and Wilmington-New Hanover County Committees of Safety, Wilmington (N.C.). Committee of Safety, May 20, 1775 - May 21, 1775, Volume 10, Pages 24-29"
561:"Instructions to the Salisbury Jail keeper concerning the imprisonment of John Auston, Rowan County (N.C.). Committee of Safety, July 13, 1776, Volume 10, Page 667"
198:
The
Committees of Safety were authorized by the North Carolina Provincial Congress to appoint officers of the militia and minutemen when officers needed replacing.
683:"Minutes of the Rowan County Committee of Safety, Rowan County (N.C.). Committee of Safety, September 20, 1775 - September 25, 1775, Volume 10, Pages 252-254"
669:"Minutes of the Rowan County Committee of Safety, Rowan County (N.C.). Committee of Safety, November 02, 1774 - November 03, 1774, Volume 09, Pages 1079-1080"
697:"Minutes of the Provincial Congress of North Carolina, North Carolina. Provincial Congress, August 20, 1775 - September 10, 1775, Volume 10, Pages 164-220"
985:
575:"Minutes of the Rowan County Committee of Safety, Rowan County (N.C.)., Committee of Safety, September 23, 1774, Volume 09, Pages 1072-1075"
79:
603:"Minutes of the Rowan County Committee of Safety, Rowan County (N.C.). Committee of Safety, August 01, 1775, Volume 10, Pages 134-137"
54:
29:
21:
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The following persons constituted the original
Committee: James McCay, Andrew Neal, George Cathy, Alexander Dobbin, Francis McKon,
589:"Minutes of the Rowan County Committee of Safety, Rowan County (N.C.). Committee of Safety, June 01, 1775, Volume 10, Pages 9-10"
546:
Watson, Alan D; "The
Committees of Safety and the Coming of the American Revolution in North Carolina, 1774-1776,"
86:
71:
33:
160:
143:
Instructions to the
Salisbury Jail keeper concerning the imprisonment of John Auston (July 13, 1776)
192:
155:
safely keep in youre Gole Till Furder Orders (sic)." Griffith
Rutherford was commander of the
219:
Pursuant to Resolve of last Congress the Number of Souls in Rowan County appears as followeth—
769:
721:
696:
682:
668:
602:
588:
574:
560:
212:
156:
494:
207:
75:
58:
25:
617:
8:
755:
151:
38:
919:
893:
495:"Colonial and State Records Documenting the Rowan County (N.C.) Committee of Safety"
146:
Address from the Rowan County Committee of Safety to the county militias (June 1775)
954:
798:
643:
843:
824:
862:
215:
of the North Carolina militia, which had just been established in August 1775.
42:
979:
183:
53:
The demand for independence came from local grassroots organizations called "
522:
92:
The surviving records show that the committee met on the following dates:
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a more powerful central authority, the North Carolina Council of Safety.
796:
756:"The Provincial Council and Committees of Safety in North Carolina"
467:
Wilimington District, Wilmington, Wilmington-New Hannover County
822:
150:
The instruction to the Salisbury jail keeper were from
753:
841:
48:
952:
917:
520:
74:, Maxwell Chambers, Henry Harmon, Abraham Denton,
797:A North Carolina History Online Resource (2018).
615:
977:
891:
860:
410:
887:
885:
883:
641:
489:
487:
485:
483:
481:
986:North Carolina in the American Revolution
792:
790:
749:
747:
745:
743:
741:
739:
516:
514:
512:
41:. One of its major achievements was the
30:Second North Carolina Provincial Congress
880:
762:
550:April 1996, Vol. 73 Issue 2, pp. 131–155
478:
114:September 20, 1775 - September 25, 1775
978:
787:
736:
509:
65:
123:November 10, 1775 - November 11, 1775
166:Officers of the committee included:
24:in North Carolina authorized by the
126:February 6, 1776 - February 8, 1776
120:November 7, 1775 - November 9, 1775
117:October 17, 1775 - October 18, 1775
99:November 2, 1774 - November 3, 1774
13:
943:see all references in this article
14:
997:
823:John Burke O'Donnell Jr. (1988).
548:North Carolina Historical Review,
458:Rowan County (Salisbury District)
431:Craven County (New Bern District)
211:were most likely captains in the
139:Other surviving records include:
49:Formation of Committees of Safety
18:Rowan County Committee of Safety
946:
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911:
854:
835:
816:
758:. Chapel Hill University Press.
754:Whitaker, Bessie Lewis (1908).
714:
689:
675:
661:
428:Chowan County, Edenton District
201:
163:of the North Carolina Militia.
842:Carraway, Gertrude S. (1991).
635:
609:
595:
581:
567:
553:
540:
82:, John Johnson, Morgan Bryan.
1:
471:
221:(sic, directly from minutes)
85:Additional members included:
953:Hendricks, J. Edwin (1996).
411:Committees in other counties
34:Rowan County, North Carolina
7:
918:Stokes, Durward T. (1994).
521:Carmen Miner Smith (2006).
10:
1002:
799:"The Committees of Safety"
616:Cashion, Jerry C. (1994).
161:Salisbury District Brigade
894:"Prevolutionary Resolves"
305:Capt. Davidson (up River)
179:Secretary, William Sharpe
129:May 7, 1776 - May 8, 1776
32:. It was established in
892:David A. Norris (2006).
861:Rankin, Hugh F. (1988).
455:Pitt County (Martinboro)
170:Chairman, William Kennon
357:Snow & Rocky Creeks
176:Chairman, Moses Winslow
87:Colonel Hugh Montgomery
523:"Committees of Safety"
173:Chairman, Samuel Young
920:"Nathaniel Rochester"
245:Female Slaves Taxable
213:Rowan County Regiment
157:Rowan County Regiment
642:D. W. Adams (1991).
208:Continental Congress
76:William Lee Davidson
59:Continental Congress
55:Committees of Safety
28:and endorsed by the
26:Continental Congress
22:Committees of Safety
248:Slaves Not Taxable
242:Male Slaves Taxable
152:Griffith Rutherford
66:Members and records
39:American Revolution
446:Mecklenburg County
233:Above 50, Under 16
188:Clerk, James Macay
96:September 23, 1774
20:was one of the 18
408:
407:
239:Females, Children
993:
970:
969:
967:
965:
955:"Joseph Winston"
950:
944:
941:
935:
934:
932:
930:
915:
909:
908:
906:
904:
889:
878:
877:
875:
873:
858:
852:
851:
839:
833:
832:
820:
814:
813:
811:
809:
794:
785:
784:
782:
780:
766:
760:
759:
751:
734:
733:
731:
729:
718:
712:
711:
709:
707:
693:
687:
686:
679:
673:
672:
665:
659:
658:
656:
654:
639:
633:
632:
630:
628:
618:"William Sharpe"
613:
607:
606:
599:
593:
592:
585:
579:
578:
571:
565:
564:
557:
551:
544:
538:
537:
535:
533:
518:
507:
505:
503:
501:
491:
437:Granville County
425:Brunswick County
224:
223:
1001:
1000:
996:
995:
994:
992:
991:
990:
976:
975:
974:
973:
963:
961:
951:
947:
942:
938:
928:
926:
916:
912:
902:
900:
890:
881:
871:
869:
859:
855:
840:
836:
821:
817:
807:
805:
795:
788:
778:
776:
768:
767:
763:
752:
737:
727:
725:
720:
719:
715:
705:
703:
695:
694:
690:
681:
680:
676:
667:
666:
662:
652:
650:
644:"Adlai Osborne"
640:
636:
626:
624:
614:
610:
601:
600:
596:
587:
586:
582:
573:
572:
568:
559:
558:
554:
545:
541:
531:
529:
519:
510:
499:
497:
493:
492:
479:
474:
443:Johnston County
413:
230:Males, 16 to 50
227:Companies—Names
204:
135:August 22, 1776
68:
51:
12:
11:
5:
999:
989:
988:
972:
971:
945:
936:
910:
879:
853:
844:"Joseph Leech"
834:
825:"Miles Harvey"
815:
786:
761:
735:
713:
688:
674:
660:
634:
608:
594:
580:
566:
552:
539:
508:
476:
475:
473:
470:
469:
468:
465:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
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435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
412:
409:
406:
405:
402:
399:
396:
393:
390:
387:
384:
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379:
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335:
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331:Capt. McConrys
328:
327:
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309:
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301:
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286:
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234:
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228:
203:
200:
196:
195:
189:
186:
180:
177:
174:
171:
148:
147:
144:
137:
136:
133:
132:August 7, 1776
130:
127:
124:
121:
118:
115:
112:
111:August 1, 1775
109:
106:
103:
100:
97:
67:
64:
50:
47:
43:Rowan Resolves
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
998:
987:
984:
983:
981:
960:
956:
949:
940:
925:
921:
914:
899:
895:
888:
886:
884:
868:
864:
863:"James Hogan"
857:
849:
845:
838:
830:
826:
819:
804:
800:
793:
791:
775:
771:
765:
757:
750:
748:
746:
744:
742:
740:
723:
717:
702:
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684:
678:
670:
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623:
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604:
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570:
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484:
482:
477:
466:
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460:
457:
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448:
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442:
439:
436:
434:Duplin County
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430:
427:
424:
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418:
417:
416:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
382:
381:
377:
374:
371:
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365:
362:
359:
356:
355:
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222:
220:
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214:
209:
206:In 1775, the
199:
194:
193:James Brandon
190:
187:
185:
184:Adlai Osborne
181:
178:
175:
172:
169:
168:
167:
164:
162:
158:
153:
145:
142:
141:
140:
134:
131:
128:
125:
122:
119:
116:
113:
110:
108:July 15, 1775
107:
104:
101:
98:
95:
94:
93:
90:
88:
83:
81:
80:William Sharp
77:
73:
72:Matthew Locke
63:
60:
57:". The First
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27:
23:
19:
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461:Surry County
419:Anson County
414:
383:Total (2107)
236:Women, White
218:
217:
205:
202:First census
197:
165:
149:
138:
105:July 8, 1775
102:June 1, 1775
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