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Richard Dobbs Spaight (view source)
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Spaight was born in New Bern, North Carolina, on March 25, 1758. He attended school in Ireland, and later attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland; returned home in 1778 and joined the Continental Army as aide-de-camp to General Caswell.
Spaight was born in New Bern, North Carolina, on March 25, 1758, and was the son of the Secretary of the Crown in the coloy, Arthur Dobb. After being orphaned, he was sent to attend school in Ireland, and later attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He returned home in 1778 and joined the Continental Army as aide-de-camp to General Caswell.
==Military Service==
==Military Service==