Whitmel Hill papers, ca. 1795; 1798 [manuscript].

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Whitmel Hill papers, ca. 1795; 1798 [manuscript].

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Letter, ca. 1795, from Whitmel Hill, Bertie County, N.C., planter and perhaps member of the Continental Congress from North Carolina, to "House of Representatives of the United States," arguing against the expediency of war with Great Britain; and a contemporary manuscript copy of Hill's will, 1 September 1798, itemizing his property.

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Hill, Whitmel, 1743-1797

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Whitmel Hill (February 12, 1743 – September 26, 1797) was an American planter from Martin County, North Carolina and commander of the Martin County Regiment of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution. He was a delegate for North Carolina to the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1780 and served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1778. Born in Bertie County, North Carolina, Hill attended the common schools before graduating from the University of Pennsylvania...