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Beautiful pre revolution colonial court document dated 1772 out of the Salisbury district of North Carolina. It calls for William Minter to pay the sum of 5 pounds, 15 shillings, and 2 pence to Mathew Floyd. The Minter family were well known patriots and known for opposing British rule. They were also well known for providing aid to the continental army during the revolution by providing food, lodging, etc. Many of the Minter men played active roles in the war with the Chatham county regiment of the continental army fighting the red coats.
This document is signed by and mentions quite a few names, one being Mathew Floyd. He was a British loyalist and justice of the peace in North Carolina at this time. He was granted over 2500 acres of land spanning north and South Carolina from king George for his service to the crown. In 1775, he was a captain in the militia of the Camden district of North Carolina and was captured by the continental army and imprisoned. He was eventually released with the promise not to take up arms against the Americans. He continued to serve under General Cornwallis until the surrender at Charlestown by the British in 1781. Shortly after the surrender, he was declared a Loyalist and had all his deeds, papers, land, and furnishings confiscated and sold.
The document is also signed by Thomas Frohock. He was appointed clerk of the Salisbury superior court in 1768. At the breakout of the revolutionary war, he sided with the Americans and served as lieutenant colonel of the Rowen county regiment in the North Carolina Militia. He was a well known figure during the revolution and also donated a track of land that later became the old English cemetery in downtown Salisbury NC.
In the document, Martin Howard is signed as the witness. He was a prominent loyalist and appointed royal chief justice of North Carolina from 1767-1775 appointed by King George himself. After the revolution, he died in exile in England in 1781.
The document is in very nice condition for being over 250 years old! It has been beautifully framed so the front and back of the document can be viewed.
