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	Lisburn HistoricaL Society volume 8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The village of Hillsborough was the hub of this large empire.' Here, the family had their principal residence, Hillsborough Castle, which replaced their earlier home, Hillsborough Fort, lovingly restored about 1770 by Wills Hill, first Marquess of Downshire'.
		It was on the 'Green of the Fort' on 4 October 1837 that the tenants of the estates celebrated the marriage of the young Earl of Hillsborough (later fourth Marquess) to Caroline Frances, elder daughter of the first Viscount Combermere.
		At length Lord Hillsborough was permitted to return thanks, which he did in brief and appropriate terms; after which the applause was renewed, and finally, the Earl of Hillsborough was chaired round the area, amid deafening shouts.
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	Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was usually called the Earl of Hillsborough in America when he served as Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1768–1772, a critical period leading toward the American Revolution.
		In 1751 he was created Earl of Hillsborough in the Irish peerage; in 1754 he was made Comptroller of the Royal Household and an English privy counsellor; and in 1756 he became a peer of Great Britain as Baron Harwich.
		From 1768 to 1772 Hillsborough was Secretary of State for the Colonies and also president of the board of trade, becoming an English earl on his retirement; in 1779 he was made Secretary of State for the Southern Department, and he was created Marquess of Downshire seven years after his final retirement in 1782.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lord_Hillsborough (357 words)

	Hillsborough Chamber
		Hillsborough is still ideally situated, at the merger of Interstate 85 and Interstate 40, providing easy access to all points in North Carolina.
		During the Revolutionary War, Hillsborough was a political and cultural center in the area and it remains so today, with interesting shops and restaurants and many activities celebrating the arts and history being held monthly.
		Hillsborough is a nice place to visit, but it's an even nicer place in which to live and do business.
	www.hillsboroughchamber.com (231 words)

	HISTORY of Hillsborough County NH
		Hillsborough County was organized on May 6, 1771 and named in honor of Wills Hill, the Earl of Hillsborough.
		Hillsborough County was formed at that time as one of the original counties.
		Hillsborough County is the leading source of meals and rooms tax revenues for the state.
	www.nh.searchroots.com /HillsboroughCo/history.html (938 words)

	Hillsborough, North Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States.
		It wasn’t until 1766 that it was named Hillsborough, after the Earl of Hillsborough, the British secretary of state for the colonies and a relative of royal Governor Tryon’s.
		Occoneechee Speedway, just outside of Hillsborough, was one of the first two NASCAR tracks to open and is the only track remaining from that inaugural, 1949 season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hillsborough,_North_Carolina (656 words)

	Hillsborough River
		The Hillsborough River begins near the white sand beaches of the north shore and winds 45 km through rich farm country to its mouth (Charlottetown Harbour) on the south shore of Prince Edward Island.
		Almost cutting the island in two from north to south, the Hillsborough River has always served as a "highway." For centuries, the Mi'kmaq fished and camped along its shores.
		Due to the island's flat topography, for most of its length the Hillsborough is a tidal estuary with very little current.
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	Hillsborough, New Hampshire
		Hillsborough is the birthplace of Franklin Pierce, fourteenth President of the United States, the only President from New Hampshire.
		Over fifty years, Hillsborough's population increased by a total of 2,749 residents, going from 2,179 in 1950 to 4,928 residents in 2000.
		The 2004 Census estimate for Hillsborough was 5,274 residents, which ranked 60th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
	www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/hillsborough.html (384 words)

	History of Albert Co.
		HILLSBOROUGH, named for the Earl of Hillsborough, was, like Hopewell, a proprietary Township by grant dated 31 Oct 1765.
		As mentioned earlier, Coverdale Parish was erected in 1828 from the western end of Hillsborough, taking with it the northern half of the old parish and extending westward in 1845 (with the formation of Albert County) as far as the county border and the Parish of Salisbury in Westmorland.
		Between the period of the formation of the Province with the establishment of the original county boundaries and the setting apart of Albert County, the unassigned lands to the west of Hopewell and Hillsborough Parishes and as far as the west county line was, [probably by default], included as part of the Parish of Salisbury.
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	Canoe Escape: Canoeing the Hillsborough River near Tampa, Florida
		The Hillsborough River flows 54 miles from its head waters in the Green Swamp to its mouth in Hillsborough Bay, a portion of Tampa Bay, Florida's largest open-water estuary.
		The English were the ones who named it the Hillsborough River after the Earl of Hillsborough who was Britain's colonial secretary.
		The Hillsborough River is enjoyed by paddlers, birders, fisherman, photographers, hikers, and others at the wealth of parks that are located along its banks.
	www.canoeescape.com /hillsborough.htm (1307 words)

	CHRS - Hillsborough River - Fact Sheet
		The Hillsborough (East) River is typical of many Prince Edward Island waterways, subject to tidal influences up to 75% of the length of its main stem.
		The nomination was sponsored by the Province of Prince Edward Island in partnership with the Hillsborough River Association – local citizens concerned for the river’s future and appreciative of its past.
		Most of the Island population of 5,000 was removed from their homeland, including the rich marshlands of the Hillsborough which had attracted the experienced Acadians a few short years earlier.
	www.chrs.ca /Rivers/Hillsborough/Hillsborough-F_e.htm (1673 words)

	Colonial Records
		John Stuart to the Earl of Hillsborough, Pensacola, 24 September 1771 (received 23 December) Acknowledging the King’s approbation of Stuart’s conduct in settling the Virginia boundary line and discussing other boundary line settlements.
		John Stuart to the Earl of Hillsborough, Charles Town South Carolina, 12 June 1772 (received 22 July) Regarding the relations of the Creeke and Cherokees and the attempts of the traders of the tribes to thwart Stuart by preventing the Cherokee Chiefs attending the meeting to mark the Virginia boundary line.
		Mentioning the uneasiness caused to the Cherokees by the murder of a young Indian by the inhabitants of Holsten’s river.
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	A Loose and Disorderly People
		"Earl of Hillsborough to Thomas Gage," Whitehall, April 15, 1768, in Carter (ed.), Gage Correspondence, Vol.
		221; "Earl of Hillsborough to Thomas Gage," Whitehall, December 4, 1771, in Carter (ed.), Gage Correspondence, Vol.
		211 "Earl of Hillsborough to Thomas Gage," Whitehall, December 4, 1771, in Carter (ed.), Gage Correspondence, Vol.
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	History of Hillsborough County
		Hillsborough County, as chartered in 1834, encompassed what is now Pasco, Polk, Manatee, Sarasota, Desota, Charlotte, Highlands, Hardee, Pinellas and Hillsborough County.
		The county was named in honor of the Earl of Hillsborough, a titled Englishman with huge land holdings in Florida.
		Even though the county was larger in area than some of the smaller states, it was so sparsely settled that there was little county organization and little county business for the officers.
	www.rootsweb.com /~flhillsb/hillhist.html (857 words)

	First Blood of the American Revolution, 1771
		Early in July, 1768, the governor arrived in Hillsborough, and issuing a proclamation, as he had promised Hunter and Howell, excited the expectations of the country that some redress -would be granted.
		On reaching Hillsborough, he held a special court for the trial of his prisoners, twelve of whom were condemned to death on his urgent statements, and six were actually executed.
		On the 19th of June, six prisoners were publicly executed near Hillsborough, of whom the unfortunate Messer was one, reprieved a few days by the spirit of his child, only to be carried about in chains, and hung ignominiously at last.
	www.tamu.edu /ccbn/dewitt/mckstmerreg6.htm (5203 words)

	The Letters of Dr. Andrew Turnbull
		Governor Grant has wrote to Lord Hillsborough about it...I've now laid in and ordered provisions for at least four months, some or rather the greatest part of which is landed and forwarded to our settlement and some of it not yet ship't at Carolina.
		Earl, and the soldiers I brought from Mahon surprised him at the store on Friday night and drove a boat away from thence.
		I ordered him here from Earls apprehending that his adherents and accomplices might attempt his rescue if they had been informed of his being so nigh as Earls, he arrived since yesterday about the time the others were taken prisoners by your sloop and Mr.
	www.unf.edu /floridahistoryonline/Turnbull/letters/5.htm (19500 words)

	Herbert Malcolm and The "Earl of Hillsborough"
		Florida faced the early years of its history being governed of ruled under the flags of five countries, one of those countries, England, awarded land grants to various noblemen.
		One of them, the Earl of Hillsborough was given ownership of a large parcel of land in South Florida along the East Coast which included an inlet from the interior and is now known by the shortened name of Hillsboro and Hillsboro Inlet
		It wasn't much that the Earl could use to any great advantage other than to be know as a large land holder.
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	Tampa Bay Florida MLS Listing for $275
		Hillsborough County is on the Gulf coast and is bordered by Tampa Bay and by Pinellas, Polk, Manatee, and Pasco counties.
		Hillsborough County was established in 1834 from St. Johns County and named for Wills Hills, the Earl of Hillsborough.
		In 1993, 85% of Hillsborough County's population was white and 15% was nonwhite.
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	A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Albert Victor Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, KG, CH, PC (1 May 1885–11 January 1965) was a British Labour and Co-operative politician.
		He was active in the Brotherhood movement (an organisation for nonconformists), spoke at rallies for the League of Nations, wrote columns for Reynolds' News and gave lectures on the BBC.
		He was created Baron Weston-super-Mare, of Weston-super-Mare in the County of Somerset, and Earl Alexander of Hillsborough in 1963 — the last politician to be made an Earl until Harold Macmillan became Earl of Stockton in 1984 — and was appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1964.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A._V._Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Hillsborough (2450 words)

	The Eve of the Revolution: Chapter Four
		For dealing with America, the Earl of Shelburne, because of his sympathetic understanding of colonial matters, had been brought into the ministry to formulate a comprehensive and conciliatory plan; as for the revenue, always the least part of Lord Chatham's difficulties as it was the chief of Mr.
		Last year, when ministers had expressed, in a letter of Lord Hillsborough to the governors, their intention to repeal these duties, some members had been in favor of repealing all the duties and some were still in favor of doing so.
		But the fact was that conditions in America had grown steadily worse since the Earl of Hillsborough's letter, and never had been so bad as now; in view of which fact ministers could not but think it wise to maintain some tax as a matter of principle purely.
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	UNH Cooperative Extension NH Counties - Hillsborough County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		History: Hillsborough County was organized on May 6, 1771 and named in honor of Will Hill, the Earl of Hillsborough.
		Annual celebrations include the Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair at the 4H Youth Center in New Boston, the Amoskeag Fishways in Manchester, the Hillsboro Balloon Festival and the High Hopes Balloon Festival in Milford, and Pumpkin Festivals in Milford and Goffstown.
		Hillsborough County is home to several semi-professional sports teams, including the Manchester Fisher Cats baseball, Monarchs ice hockey and Wolves arena football, and the Nashua Pride baseball.
	extension.unh.edu /Counties/Hillsboro/Hillsboro.htm (468 words)

	Hillsborough County Courthouse
		Hillsborough County was formed in 1834 and named for Hillsborough River and Bay, the latter better known as Tampa Bay even before the days of its modern Buccaneers.
		The Earl of Hillsborough was secretary of state for
		Another courthouse building was constructed in 1952 and due to an increased caseload, the George E. Edgecomb Building Courthouse was built and began business in 2003.
	www.jud10.org /Courthouses/Hillsborough/hillsborough.html (235 words)

	Hillsborough Town Clock - Its History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Hillsborough town clock was made in London in the third quarter of the eighteenth century and appears to have been a gift to the town in the 1760s, perhaps in connection with the change in the name of the town to honor the Earl of Hillsborough.
		The clock is one of a very few of its kind that have survived from the colonial period.
		It has stood as the symbol of the town of Hillsborough to the generations of residents of, and visitors to, Orange County since the earliest days of settlement.
	www.townclock.org /history.html (206 words)

	From Revolution to Reconstruction: Biographies: Lord North
		She brought to the marriage a large dowry and a young son, William Legge, Earl of Dartmouth.
		The Earl of Weymouth, Secretary of State for the Southern Department, urged war, but North was able negotiate a peace.
		He was succeed by the Earl of Shelburne, who granted the colonies their independence.
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	Wills Hill, the Earl of Hillsborough, 1st Marquess of Downshire
		Succeeded his father, Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough (1693-1742) in 1742, was the most distinguished public figure in the family's history.
		The subsequent growth of Banbridge as a center of the linen trade was greatly fostered by the new landlord's encouragement, an encouragement also exercised on a national scale as a member of the Linen Board.
		A man of some taste and culture, Wills Hill was responsible for rebuilding the mansion at Hillsborough, along with the parish church and most of the village.
	www.kreweofhillsborough.com /whill.htm (353 words)

	History of Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
		In that year, the Earl of Essex was sent with a powerful army to suppress a rebellion headed by the Earl of Tyr Owen, or Tyrone, as he is commonly called.
		In this posture of affairs, the Earl of Mountjoy was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland as successor to the Earl of Essex, and by his energy and skill soon brought the affairs in Ireland to a happy issue.
		The Earl who had been feigning friendship for William that he might the better assist James, in whose interest he had ever been, had lately commenced raising new troops and issuing commissions.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/nh/county/hillsborough/manchester/book/chap8.html (5874 words)

	Earl of Hillsborough Passenger List
		This is not a passenger list, per se, but rather a record of only those people who arrived on the Earl of Hillsborough and subsequently petitioned the South Carolina government for bounty land or passage.
		Robert Bath for the owners of the ship Hillsborough in consideration for their passages to the said province agreeable to the directions of the said Act.
		The following persons also presented petitions setting forth that they were protestants and had come into this Province in the said ship Earl of Hillsborough on the encouragement of the said Act and therefore prayed to be allowed the Bounty given by the same.
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	"The uncommon increase of Settlements in the back Country": Sir William Johnson Watches the Settlers Invade Indian Lands
		Sir William Johnson, a migrant from Ireland who had settled in central New York, was a British official with ties to the Iroquois; in 1756 he was appointed superintendent of Indian Affairs for the northern colonies.
		In 1772, after British victory in the Seven Year’s War, he wrote to the Earl of Dartmouth, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, describing the abuses of the traders and the Indians’ complaints about the settlers.
		Johnson feared the loss of authority by the established government, and judging of the settlers that “they are in general a lawless sett of People.
	historymatters.gmu.edu /d/5710 (380 words)

	Hillsborough a Visitors Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Moyses Hill, a native of Devon, arrived in Ireland in 1573, as an officer in the army of the Earl of Essex, sent by Elizabeth I to subdue the rebellious O'Neill.
		From them Hillsborough derives its name, and all that is notable in it to-day is a reminder of their wealth and taste.
		This structure was enlarged and beautified at enormous cost by Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough and First Marquis of Downshire, in whose lifetime the family reached the zenith of its wealth and greatness.
	www.lisburn.com /books/visitors-guide/hillsborough_guide.html (1647 words)

	The Streets And Squares Of Olde Brunswick, georgia
		He later appears in the provincial records as "the Right Honourable, the Earl of Egmont", one of His Majesty's principlal Secretaries of State, and announces to the Colonial House of Commons on Thursday, February 17, 1763, the birth of a Prince.
		Hillsborough Square, the present site of a complex of public schools, was named for the Earl of Hillsborough.
		Hillsborough Square lies between Egmont and Carpenter Streets and is bisected by Mansfield Street.
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