Historedia
Episode 2 of 4

Hawks contracts to supervise construction and recruits workers

When
1767
Where
Tryon Palace construction site
Part of
Construction of Tryon Palace

Hawks agreed to supervise construction for three years and went to Philadelphia to hire workers at Tryon's behest.

Hawks committed to supervising the building for three years. Because Tryon believed native North Carolina workers would not know how to construct such a building, Hawks traveled to Philadelphia to recruit workers for the project.

Sources

  1. William Tryon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09
  2. Tryon Palace Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-20

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