The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-21

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Take steps for Iss Erection-The
Commissees Appointed
Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Point Casweil, n. c.. July IA
In a copy OF The journal OF February,
1857. Ia printed the list of committees
of various counties. As most Of these
persons are dead II would. no doubt.
be OF interest TO their descendants TO
know who constituted the Moore's
Creek Monumental Association. I here
with send a true copy If o wish TO
publish them:
MOORES CREEK MONUMENT.
The committee appointed by the
meeting of citizens at Moore's Creek
on February 27th last met at h cour
house in Wilmington at IL O'Clock a.
m. on the 9th instant. Present.: DR..
Frederick P. Moore, Colonel John
Nixon, James p. Moore. Colonel John
McRae, T. H. Ashe, DR.. p. NJ. Walker,
Daniel Shaw.
Tit chairman stated that the object
Of the meeting was to take immediate
action to raise funds necessary for h
erection of a suitable monument on the
ground where the battle OF Moore's
Creek was fought on February p.
177S.
On motion, Atlas ]. Grady was IN
vited to take a seat with the commit
tee. share in its deliberations. and act
as secretary.
The following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted.
Resolved, That the chairman appoint
committees in the following TO
solicit subscriptions for erecting a suit
able monument on Moore's Creek bat
tie ground; to-wit: New Hanover,
Duplin,, Lenoir, Wayne, Sampson, Cum
berland. Bladen, Columbus and Bruins
wick.
Resolved, That = our senator and
representatives in the general assem-
bly, be requested to apply to that body
to make an appropriation TO aid in the
erection of a monument at Moores
Creek battle ground commemorative
of the gallant deeds of our ancestors
in the battle fought there on Febru-
airy q, 1776, and of the important ef-
fects resulting therefrom upon the sue
cessful termination of u
airy struggle.
Resolved, That in the opinion OF
this committee the time is now too
short between this and the next ami
versary of the BATTLE Of Moore's
Creek TO give all who desire TO do so
an opportunity of contributing to the
erection of said monument; at the same
time they deem it indispensable that at
least the cornerstone should be laid at
the meeting On the next anniversary;
therefore
Resolved, That a committee of three
be appointed to make arrangements for
commencing the work on that day and
that they obtain plans for a monument
to cost about S., OTTO and submit the same
at that time"
The chairman appointed under the
first resolution the following commit
tees, who are respectfully requested to
report to the secretary of this meet
ing on or before February q, o-wit
New Hanover County-Owen Fennell,
James Kerr, James P. Moore, Owen AL
derman, John Eaken, r. L.. Bordeaux.
Intyre, w. j. Hand, John d. Powers.
Lott Groom, Daniel Shaw, John Shep-
ard, John Howard, Joseph M. Foy, Reu-
ben Everett, John "A. Sanders, r.
Beasly, E. Porter, J. G.. Pickett, w. 8.
Pridgeon, Charles Henry.
: Duplin County-Isaac B.. Kelly, Har-
gett Kornegay, Grady Outlaw, w. r.
nan, Zack. Smith, Jr., A. o. Grady, DR..
James H. Hicks, Henry B. Hurst.
Lenoir County-Council Wooten.
Jackson Pollock, Pinckney Hardee,
John F. Wooten, John c.. Washington,
John H. Jackson, John H. Peoples,
Alexander Rouse, Whitfield Grady, Ar
etus Jones.
Wayne County-w. K. Lane, j. J.
Baker, w. T. Dortch, William Robin
son, John v. Sherrard, Louis Whit
field, John D. Pearsall, John Wright,
William Carraway, H. r. Nixon.
Sampson County-Dr. William Nc
Koy, DR.. Thomas Bunting, William
Faison, John R. Beaman, Richard c.
Holmes, w. T. Kirby, ]. P. Tredwell,
Cumberland County-James Banks,
E j. Hale, General John Winslow, J.
Mcclellan, John Elliott, Colonel A. S.
Mcneil, David Murphy, John c.
Blocker.
Bladen County-Rev. Colin Shaw
w. A. Melvin, T. c. Mcdowell, DIR.
William Beatty, T. J. Jones, John b.
Brown, Thomas Q. Brown.
Columbus County-Colonel A. Smith,
Calvin Haynes, FAIRY George, James
Foy, Josiah Maultsby. A. c. Dicken-
son.
Brunswick County-Owen D. Holmes.
Samuel Langdon, Daniel l. Russell,
James H. Pritchett, H. H. Waters,
Moses Hewett, DR.. L. Frink, Asa Ross,
R. w. Rutland, William Wilson.
Town of Misunderstanding Mutt,
DR.. ]. D. Bellamy, w. T. J. Vann,
Thomas H. Lane, DR.. A. o. Bradley.
The chairman appointed under the
third resolution the following gentle
men as the monument committee, to-
wit: Dr.. E. A. Anderson, p. r. Dick
inson and Donald McRae.
On motion, the chairman appointed
h following gentlemen a committee to
select an orator for the celebration of
the next anniversary of the battle OF
Moore's Creek, to-wit: Hon. w. s.
Ashe, John L. Holmes, DIR. +. J.. Hill
and George Davis.
On motion the chairman appointed
h following gentlemen a committee
of correspondence, to-wit: A. J. Grady,
Thomas H. Ashe, DR.. p. NJ. Walker
and Colonel John McRae.f
On motion the chairman appointed the
following gentlemen a committee to
make suitable arrangements on the
battle ground at Moore's Creek for the
celebration at the next anniversary, to-
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