Record #:

1453

Author(s):

Block, Susan

Abstract:

Arthur Dobbs served as royal governor of North Carolina from 1754 until his death in 1765. Block summarizes Dobbs' life and offers a portrait of his native Ireland, which the author and her husband visited in 1993.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 38 Issue 2, Feb 1994, p1-8, por

Subject(s):

Dobbs, Arthur, 1689-1765; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Ireland--Description and travel