Record #:

9036

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

Russellborough, now part of the Brunswick Town State Historic Site, was home to governors Dobbs and Tryon from 1758 until 1770. The last resident was William Dry who saw the house burned by Lord Cornwallis and Sir Henry Clinton in 1776. Dry died in 1781 and was buried in St. Phillip's churchyard at Brunswick.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 46 Issue 4, Sept 1978, p22-23, il

Subject(s):

Brunswick Town