Record #:

10696

Author(s):

Trawick, Gary E.

Abstract:

On August 29, 1781, a small group of Patriots launched a surprise attack against Tories encamped at Elizabethtown. The Patriots believed that they were outnumbered but were unsure of the Tories exact numbers and who, specifically, was in command of their forces. A young woman named Sally (Sallie) Salter volunteered to infiltrate the Tory camp under the guise of a loyalist egg seller, seeking only to help feed the troops while garnering a small amount of business for herself. She identified the joint commanders as Colonels Slingby and Godden and placed the number of troops at approximately three to four hundred. Patriot commander, Col. Thomas Robeson, led the ensuing attack based on Salter's information, leading to a Patriot rout of the Tory forces in which both Colonels Slingby and Godden, as well as most of their troops were killed.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 37 Issue 10, Oct 1969, p10, 20, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783--Women spies

Record #:

10786

Author(s):

Trawick, Gary E.

Abstract:

Dorothy Payne Madison rose from a simple Quaker background to become arguably the most charming and flamboyant First Lady in American history. Born May 20, 1768 in the Quaker community of New Garden (now Guilford College), North Carolina, Dolley's family moved to Virginia shortly after her birth. At age 25, Dolley lost her first husband, John Todd, Jr. and her youngest child to yellow fever. Relocating to Philadelphia and living at her mother's boarding house, Dolley was introduced to Representative James Madison by Senator Aaron Burr. After her marriage to Madison, Dolley served as the White House hostess for the unmarried Thomas Jefferson and for her husband upon his election to the presidency.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 36 Issue 12, Nov 1968, p13, 39, por

Subject(s):

Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography; Madison, Dolly Payne Todd, 1768-1849

Record #:

24591

Author(s):

Trawick, Gary E.

Abstract:

Colonel Thomas Bloodworth discovered a hollowed out Cyprus tree that he then used to harass the British who had occupied Wilmington during the American Revolutionary War.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 36 Issue 5, August 1968, p7-8

Subject(s):

Trees; North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Wilmington--History; Wilmington, NC--History