Record #:

28644

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

Benjamin Smith was a general and governor of North Carolina who proved to be a subject of controversy. The General’s pretensions, particularly combined with his abiding interest in the military, made him the subject of a recriminatory newspaper debate in 1799.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 25 Issue 3, May 1982, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Smith, Benjamin, 1756-1826; Governors