North Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
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North Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
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- North-Carolina, St. By His Excellency Josiah Martin, His Majesty's captain-general, governor, and commander in chief in and over the said province. A proclamation., Whereas great numbers of His Majesty's subjects within this province, as in many other of the colonies of North-America have been incited ... to array themselves in arms ...
- North-Carolina. At a convention of the delegates for the respective counties and towns, within this province, held at Newbern the 6th day of April, 1775., Mr Thomas Macknight ... having been called upon to sign (with other members of this convention) the Association approved of by the Continental Congress, thereupon refused, and withdrew himself. Resolved, that it is the opinion of this convention, that from the disingenious and equivocal behaviour of the said Thomas Macknight, it is manifest his intentions are inimical to the cause of American liberty ...
- At a general meeting of the inhabitants of the district of Wilmington in the province of North-Carolina, held at the town of Wilmington July 21st, 1774. William Hooper, Esq; chairman., Resolved, that Col. James Moore, John Ancrum ... be a committee to prepare a circular letter ... expressive of the sense of the inhabitants of this district with respect to the several acts of Parliament lately made for the oppression of our sister colony of the Massachusetts-Bay ...
- The transition of North Carolina from colony to commonwealth, by Enoch Walter Sikes
- Advertisement. Perquimans County, Feb. 11, 1775., The respective counties and towns in this colony are requested to elect delegates to represent them in convention, who are desired to meet at the town of Newbern on Monday the 3d day of April next. ...
- North-Carolina. By His Excellency Josiah Martin, Esq. ... A proclamation., Whereas I have received certain information, that sundry ill-disposed persons have been, and are still going about ... industriously propagating false, seditious, and scandalous reports, derogatory to the honour and justice of the King and his government ... Given ... at Fort Johnston, this sixteenth day of June, 1775 ...
- At a meeting of the Committee for the County of Craven, and Town of Newbern, on the 4th day of March, 1775., Resolved, that at this critical juncture it becomes the duty of this Committee to remind their constituents, that several important rules and regulations, established by the general Congress, have now lately taken place ...
- Newbern, August 9, 1774. To the freeholders of Craven County., Gentlemen, This day a considerable number of the inhabitants of Newbern met at the court-house, and appointed Abner Nash and Isaac Edwards, Esqrs. deputies, to act for them in the general meeting to be held here on the 25th instant ...
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