Turning Point of War for Freedom in the Carolina Hills
The King's Mountain battle marked a pivotal moment in American resistance as mountain men and patriots without formal army equipment defended homes against British loyalists. Colonels like Sevier and leaders Franklin P. Litschert describe how southern morale lifted, Cornwallis’ plans were disrupted, and the patriot cause gained new momentum with renewed resolve amid a harsh winter.
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King's Mountain
America
King’s
Mountain
Benedict Arnold
South
Washington
Morristown
King’s Mountain
Frank P. Litschert
National Republic Magazine
Charleston
Carolinas
South Atlantic
Sumter
Marion
Irving
Cornwallis
Hobnob Origin in Old English Hearth Nooks
The note explains the slang hobnob meaning to drink snugly by the chimney. It traces to holes at hearth corners for heating drinks and a small nob table in snuggery where a Ilithe round table was used for comfort.
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Jobnob
Turnquist
Maryland Bank and Trust Laws Repealed and Re-enacted
Maryland General Assembly passes public general law 188 repealing and re enacting sections 21 and 42 of Article 11 with amendments to Banks and Trust Companies and adds Section 62 a granting perpetual succession to Banking Institutions. The act, effective upon passage March 26 1927, restructures capitalization and branch requirements for trust companies and banks statewide.
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Maryland
General Assembly of
Annotated Code of
Banks and Trust Companies
United States
Banks
General Assembly
Maryland Distress for Rent Exemption Bill in 1927 Act
Chapter 699 repeals and re enacts Section 18 of Article 83 to exempt certain property from distress for rent in Maryland. It lists household items and vehicles exempt while detailing Baltimore city duties to verify purchases under conditional sales or purchase money mortgages before distraint. Effective June 1 1927. Approved April 26 1927.
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Maryland
Baltimore
General Assembly of
Annotated Code of
City of
State of
Unmarried Female Millinery Trader License Reform
Public general law notice announces repeal and reenactment of Article 56 Section 67 governing licenses for unmarried women vending millinery and small goods. It states scope for stock under 300 dollars with a six dollar license fee and parity with other license rates if stock exceeds 300 dollars, to be sworn as in other cases. Approved April 5, 1927.
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Maryland
General Assembly of
Maryland bill adds 21A to aid veterans in MT hospitals
A Maryland legislative draft proposes adding Section 21-A to Article 59 to allow mentally incompetent veterans adjudged by a court to be eligible for hospitalization in a United States Veterans Hospital within Maryland. The court may contact the state veterans hospital official to determine eligibility for admission.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Annotated Code of Maryland
Board of Mental Hygiene
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
United States Veterans’ Hospital
Maryland Act Expands Veterans Hospitalization Authority
A 1927 Maryland act allows the Court to direct hospitalization of veterans at U S Veterans Hospitals within Maryland if they qualify and facilities are available. Veterans admitted are subject to hospital rules, with officials granted powers akin to state hospital superintendents for custody. Transfers from prior state hospital commitments are permitted without negating the original commitment. Approved April 26, 1927.
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Maryland
United States Veterans’ Hospital
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Maryland Chapter 398 Adds Section 577-B for Resentencing Returns
The bill proposes adding Section 577-B to Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland to empower the presiding judge in Baltimore City Criminal Court or a county circuit court to sentence a person who was previously convicted but not sentenced, under suspended or probation orders, when later brought before the court for resentencing on the original charge or probation violation. The measure outlines the circumstance for reimposition of sentence and notes passage with a yea and nay vote.
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Maryland
Criminal Court
Baltimore City
Maryland Justice of the Peace Bond and Recording Act
The measure amends Article 62 and 52 of the Annotated Code to require every Justice of the Peace to furnish a five hundred dollar bond with security, file it with the clerk, and have it recorded. A new Section 1-A mandates recording fees paid by the Justice and recognizes the clerk's record as proof of the bond in court.
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Maryland
Justice of the Peace
Enactment Seeks June 1 1927 Effective Date
Section 3 states the act takes effect on June 1 1927. The provision clarifies the start of the law and its operative date for implementation and enforcement.
Maryland Veterans Relief Fund amendment enacted 1927
Maryland law chapter amends Militia under Veterans Relief Fund. It expands eligibility to include widows and infant children of veterans, and to compensate Maryland National Guard members injured or killed in duty. Section 57 creates the fund within budget to aid veterans and families and cover funeral expenses. Approved March 11, 1927.
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Code of Public General Laws
Maryland
Veterans’ Relief Fund
Maryland National Guard
General Assembly of
Code of Public General Laws of
Public sale of 120 acre Maryland farm in Denton district
Assignee sells at the Denton courthouse door between 1 and 4 pm a 120 acre farm in Caroline county near Thawleys Chapel to Saulsbury Schoolhouse road. The land, improved with a seven room dwelling and outbuildings, was conveyed to Samuel G Bye in 1917. Cash terms.
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Samuel G. Bye
Lawrence B. Towers
Liber L. B. T
Caroline County
Public sale of Denton land tied to 1919 mortgage
Under a mortgage from William T Bradley and Bertha M Bradley to Harvey L Cooper recorded in Caroline County Maryland the last assignment to Wesley E Thawley enables a public sale. The property in Denton in the Third Election District is a parcel on Franklin Street with an eight room dwelling and improvements including bath and electric lights. sale time between 2 and 4 pm in front of the Court House.
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Caroline County
Thawley's Chapel
Denton
Saulsbury
J. Frank Wright
Edward Saulsbury
Court House
Maryland
Vangesel
Franklin Street
Hardcastle
William T. Bradley
Mabel L. Mercer
Assignee's sale of valuable real estate in Caroline County
Beniah Hevalow and Mary Hevaiow wife sell to Harvey L. Cooper by mortgage dated May 22 1923 with multiple assignments. default in covenants. The assignee will expose 12 acres in Carroll region in Denton Maryland at public auction with improvements and appurtenances. Located on Castle Hall to Union Church road, near J Spencer Lapham and others.
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Samuel G. Bye
Harvey L. Cooper
T. Pliny Fisher
Liber L. B. T
Caroline County
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Beniah Hevalow
Mary Hevaiow
W. Brewster Deen
Liber G. A. D
Castle Hall
Union Church
J. Spencer Lapham
John Seward
Herman Mitchell
Ned Henry
George Watling
Mary Hevalow
Alcade Urry
Liber
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc
John Sevier
Hla
Taylor
Tennessee
Don Quirxotes
Isaac Shelby
King’ Mountain
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Code of
Tuckahoe
Tuckahoe Neck
James Temple
Nisi
Oscar Clark
George F. Lee
Dorothy M. Lee
T. Clayton Horsey
True Corteg T. Clayton Horsey
Haarlem
Europe
Farmers Supply Co., Inc
Wall's Hardware Store
Denton, Md
Bertha May Bradley
Wesley E. Thawley
George E. Culver
Circuit Court
Equity
Chy
Henry Ringgold
Kent and Sussex Fair Grounds
Harrington, del
Plenty Music
Reese Theatre
Denton Auto Co
Blue Ridge College
New Windsor, Maryland
Edward C. Bixler
Chas
M. K. Newnam
Caroline
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