Record #:

21230

Author(s):

Stokes, Durward T.

Abstract:

This article examines the multi-faceted career of Adam Boyd. During his life, Boyd was a minister, official of the court, member of the Committee of Safety, chaplain in the Continental Army, member of the North Carolina Society for the Cincinnati, and founder of the 'Cape Fear Mercury' one of North Carolina's earliest newspaper.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 49 Issue 1, Jan 1972, p1-21, il, por, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775