Record #:

10213

Author(s):

Roger, Lou

Abstract:

Although John Paul Jones was not a native North Carolinian, he enjoyed the friendship of a number of prominent individuals in the state. Willie Jones of Halifax provided a home for him when he was down and out, and he secured his first commission in the first United States Navy through the influence of Joseph Hewes of Edenton.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 7 Issue 6, Oct 1949, p22-25, il, por

Subject(s):

Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792; North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783, Bicentennial, 1776-1976