The Meeting at Maddock’s Mill: “We were Disregarded in the said Application.” Part II – October 1766

Officials repeatedly assured the people that they would attend the meeting at Maddock’s Mill. On October 10, about twelve neighborhood representatives met at the appointed site, and the men waited all day for officials to appear. At last, toward evening, James Watson, clerk of the court, arrived. He brought a message from Edmund Fanning that he had fully intended to attend but changed his mind when he noticed that the Associators had used the worked “judiciously” in their proclamation, which suggested to him “by a Court of authority.” He now looked upon the meeting “as an Insurrection.” Kars & Troxler

Image – Maddock’s Mill, Collet, John, J Bayly, and S Hooper. A compleat map of North-Carolina from an actual survey. London: S. Hooper, 1770. The Library of Congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes and is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection.