Record #:

19578

Author(s):

Boyd, William K.

Abstract:

William Borden was a shipbuilder from Rhode Island who relocated to Carteret County where he established a shipbuilding business on the Newport River. His \"Address to the Inhabitants of North Carolina,\" addresses issues of commercial conditions and trade and monetary policies in the colony. It includes a plan for sound currency and a criticism of the Assembly of 1744.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 2 Issue 2, April 1925, p188-234, il, f

Subject(s):

Onslow County--History