. Tales and traditions of the lower Cape Fear, 1661-1896 . Lord Cornwallis Headquarters.) Colonial Governors Residence. J\ few steps from the Wilmingtons wharf is anunpretentious tobacconists shop—a small brick build-ing— which is said to have been the residence of thecelebrated Colonial Governor, Williun Tryon, who w;isciosely identified with the Cape Peir section of Revo- 1^9. (Confederate Generals Headquarters.) lutionary times, as will be seen further on. Higherup, on the corner of Third Street, may be seen thefine residence, which served as the headquarters ofGeneral Lord Cornwallis, comm
. Tales and traditions of the lower Cape Fear, 1661-1896 . Lord Cornwallis Headquarters.) Colonial Governors Residence. J\ few steps from the Wilmingtons wharf is anunpretentious tobacconists shop—a small brick build-ing— which is said to have been the residence of thecelebrated Colonial Governor, Williun Tryon, who w;isciosely identified with the Cape Peir section of Revo- 1^9. (Confederate Generals Headquarters.) lutionary times, as will be seen further on. Higherup, on the corner of Third Street, may be seen thefine residence, which served as the headquarters ofGeneral Lord Cornwallis, commander of the Britishforces. It is now owned and occupied by Mrs. opposite stands an ancient residence ofthe DeE-osset family, which was used throughout thecivil war nearly ;s hundred years later as headquartersof the Confederate Generals commanding this district. 30Confederate States Cotton Press. jAs we leave the wharf, on our passage down the river,we see a conspicuous relic of an extraordinary era inthe foreign trade of Wilmington. It is the leaning, © © © but unbroken, brick chimney of the Confederate States Cotton Press established here in the year 1804. This press was the first in Wilmington, and had a capacity of 500 bales a da v. The wharves and marsh adjoining to the warehouses were piled with enormous quantities of cotton bales belonging t
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