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Organization |
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Editorial Procedures |
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General Ratification Chronology, 1786--1791 |
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Calendar for the Years 1787--1790 |
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Introduction |
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Note on Sources |
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Symbols |
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North Carolina Chronology, 1663--1790 |
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Officers of the State of North Carolina, 1787--1790 |
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xlviii | |
General Assembly of North Carolina |
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I THE DEBATE OVER THE CONSTITUTION IN NORTH CAROLINA 18 September--27 December 1787 |
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3 | (2) |
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North Carolina Delegates to the Constitutional Convention to Governor Richard Caswell, Philadelphia, 18 September 1787 |
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5 | (2) |
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§ Editors' Note: The First Publication of the Constitution in North Carolina 4 October 1787 |
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7 | (1) |
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John Rutherfurd to Samuel Johnston, Wilmington, N.C., 23 October 1787 |
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8 | (1) |
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Samuel Johnston to Nathaniel Dukinfield, Hayes Plantation, N.C. 2 November 1787 |
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8 | (1) |
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John Sevier to Benjamin Franklin, State of Franklin, 2 November 1787 |
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8 | (1) |
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Pennsylvania Herald, 3 November 1787 |
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9 | (1) |
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Norfolk and Portsmouth Journal, 7 November 1787 |
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9 | (1) |
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Hugh Williamson: Speech at Edenton, N.C., 8 November 1787 |
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10 | (10) |
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Resolutions of Inhabitants of Chowan County and the Town of Edenton Edenton, N.C., 8 November 1787 |
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20 | (2) |
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Edenton District: Grand Jury Presentment on the New Constitution Edenton, N.C., 12 November 1787 |
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22 | (3) |
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James White to Governor Richard Caswell, New York, 13 November 1787 |
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25 | (1) |
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State Gazette of North Carolina, 22 November 1787 |
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26 | (1) |
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William Dickson to Robert Dickson, Goshen, Duplin County, N.C. 30 November 1787 |
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26 | (1) |
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North Carolina Congressional Delegates to the North Carolina General Assembly Tarborough, N.C., 15 December 1787 |
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27 | (2) |
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Benjamin Franklin to John Sevier, Philadelphia, 16 December 1787 |
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29 | (1) |
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North Carolina Gazette, 19 December 1787 |
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29 | (3) |
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Adieu, North Carolina Gazette, 19 December 1787 |
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32 | (1) |
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James Sanders to Daniel Smith, Tarborough, N.C., 23 December 1787 |
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33 | (1) |
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New York Journal, 27 December 1787 |
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34 | (1) |
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II THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY CALLS A STATE CONVENTION 19 November--22 December 1787 |
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35 | (2) |
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House of Commons Proceedings, Monday, 19 November 1787 |
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37 | (1) |
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Senate Proceedings, Monday, 19 November 1787 |
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38 | (1) |
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Governor Richard Caswell to the North Carolina General Assembly Tarborough, N.C., 20 November 1787 |
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39 | (1) |
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House of Commons Proceedings, Wednesday, 21 November 1787 |
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40 | (1) |
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Senate Proceedings, Wednesday, 21 November 1787 |
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40 | (1) |
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House of Commons Proceedings, Wednesday, 21 November 1787 |
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41 | (1) |
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House of Commons Proceedings, Thursday, 22 November 1787 |
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41 | (1) |
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House of Commons Proceedings, Monday, 26 November 1787 |
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41 | (1) |
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Richard Dobbs Spaight to Levi Hollingsworth, Tarborough, N.C. 30 November 1787 |
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41 | (1) |
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House of Commons Proceedings, Wednesday, 5 December 1787 |
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42 | (1) |
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Senate Proceedings, Wednesday, 5 December 1787 |
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42 | (2) |
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Senate Proceedings, Thursday, 6 December 1787 |
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44 | (3) |
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House of Commons Proceedings, Thursday, 6 December 1787 |
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47 | (2) |
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House of Commons Proceedings, Friday, 7 December 1787 |
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49 | (1) |
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House of Commons Proceedings, Monday, 10 December 1787 |
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50 | (1) |
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Senate Proceedings, Friday, 14 December 1787 |
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50 | (1) |
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House of Commons Proceedings, Friday, 14 December 1787 |
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50 | (1) |
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House of Commons Proceedings, Monday, 17 December 1787 |
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51 | (1) |
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House of Commons Message to the Senate, Monday, 17 December 1787 |
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52 | (1) |
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House of Commons Proceedings, Friday, 21 December 1787 |
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52 | (1) |
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Senate Proceedings, Friday, 21 December 1787 |
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53 | (1) |
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House of Commons Proceedings, Saturday, 22 December 1787 |
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53 | (1) |
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III THE DEBATE OVER THE CONSTITUTION IN NORTH CAROLINA 1 January--6 August 1788 |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (1) |
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A Dispassionate Yankey, Edenton Intelligencer, 1788 |
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57 | (2) |
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Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, 5 January 1788 |
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59 | (1) |
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Extract of a Letter from Washington, N.C., 13 January 1788 |
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59 | (1) |
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Charles Johnson to James Iredell, Strawberry Hill, N.C., 14 January 1788 |
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59 | (2) |
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Archibald Maclaine to James Iredell, Wilmington, N.C., 15 January 1788 |
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61 | (1) |
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William R. Davie to James Iredell, Halifax, N.C., 22 January 1788 |
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62 | (1) |
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Maryland Journal, 1 February 1788 |
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63 | (1) |
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False Reports of North Carolina's Ratification of the Constitution 5 February--5 March 1788 |
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64 | (2) |
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Massachusetts Gazette, 5 February 1788 |
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64 | (1) |
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Massachusetts Centinel, 6 February 1788 |
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64 | (1) |
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New York Journal, 14 February 1788 |
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64 | (1) |
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Newport Herald, 14 February 1788 |
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64 | (1) |
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Vermont Gazette, 18 February 1788 |
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65 | (1) |
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New York Journal, 26 February 1788 |
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65 | (1) |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, 5 March 1788 |
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65 | (1) |
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William R. Davie to Francis Child, Halifax, N.C., 6 February 1788 |
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66 | (1) |
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James Madison to George Washington, New York, 8 February 1788 |
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66 | (1) |
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Edward Carrington to James Madison, Manchester, Va., 10 February 1788 |
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67 | (1) |
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William R. Davie to Hugh Williamson, Halifax, N.C., 12 February 1788 |
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67 | (1) |
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Benjamin Hawkins to James Madison, Warrenton, N.C., 14 February 1788 |
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67 | (1) |
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John M'Lean to James Iredell, Norfolk, Va., 15 February 1788 |
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68 | (1) |
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Massachusetts Governor John Hancock to Governor Richard Caswell Boston, 16 February 1788 |
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69 | (1) |
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John C. Osborn to Jeremiah Wadsworth, New Bern, N.C., 18 February 1788 |
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70 | (1) |
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Marcus I, Norfolk and Portsmouth Journal, 20 February 1788 |
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70 | (9) |
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Marcus II, Norfolk and Portsmouth Journal, 27 February 1788 |
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79 | (6) |
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Extract of a Letter from North Carolina, 3 March 1788 |
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85 | (1) |
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Archibald Maclaine to James Iredell, Wilmington, N.C., 4 March 1788 |
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86 | (1) |
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Marcus III, Norfolk and Portsmouth Journal, 5 March 1788 |
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87 | (5) |
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North Carolina Gazette, 5--12 March 1788 |
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92 | (1) |
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Marcus IV, Norfolk and Portsmouth Journal, 12 March 1788 |
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93 | (9) |
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Providence Gazette, 15 March 1788 |
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102 | (1) |
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Marcus V, Norfolk and Portsmouth Journal, 19 March 1788 |
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102 | (4) |
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Publicola: An Address to the Freemen of North Carolina State Gazette of North Carolina, 20, 27 March 1788 |
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106 | (12) |
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State Gazette of North Carolina, 27 March 1788 |
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118 | (2) |
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Alonzo, State Gazette of North Carolina, 27 March 1788 |
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120 | (3) |
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Common Sense, Wilmington Centinel, c. April 1788 |
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123 | (1) |
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Thomas Tinsel, Wilmington Centinel, c. April 1788 |
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124 | (1) |
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A North Carolina Citizen on the Federal Constitution, April 1788 |
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124 | (17) |
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Richard Dobbs Spaight to Levi Hollingsworth, New Bern, N.C., 3 April 1788 |
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141 | (1) |
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David Witherspoon to James Iredell, New Bern, N.C., 3 April 1788 |
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141 | (1) |
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Portland, Maine, Cumberland Gazette, 3 April 1788 |
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142 | (1) |
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Extract of a Letter from Washington, N.C., 6 April 1788 |
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142 | (1) |
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Edenton Intelligencer, 9 April 1788 |
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142 | (1) |
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William Blount and the Constitution, 9, 17 April 1788 |
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143 | (1) |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, 9 April 1788 |
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143 | (1) |
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Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, 17 April 1788 |
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144 | (1) |
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James Breckinridge to John Preston, Williamsburg, Va., 14 April 1788 |
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144 | (1) |
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President of Congress Cyrus Griffin to Governor Samuel Johnston New York, 14 April 1788 |
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145 | (1) |
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William Hooper to James Iredell, Hillsborough, N.C., 15 April 1788 |
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145 | (1) |
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James Iredell to Baron de Poellnitz, 15 April 1788 |
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146 | (1) |
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Edenton Intelligencer, 16 April 1788 |
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147 | (1) |
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Silas Cooke to Henry Marchant, New Bern, N.C., 20 April 1788 |
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147 | (1) |
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Massachusetts Gazette, 22 April 1788 |
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148 | (1) |
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Virginia Centinel, 23 April 1788 |
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148 | (1) |
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Winchester Virginia Gazette, 23 April 1788 |
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148 | (1) |
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Archibald Maclaine to James Iredell, Wilmington, N.C., 29 April 1788 |
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148 | (1) |
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Wilmington Celebrates St. Tammany's Day, 1 May 1788 |
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149 | (1) |
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Governor Samuel Johnston to James White, Edenton, N.C., 8 May 1788 |
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150 | (1) |
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William R. Davie to James Iredell, Halifax, N.C., 10 May 1788 |
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151 | (1) |
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Massachusetts Gazette, 13 May 1788 |
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152 | (1) |
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Extract of a Letter from North Carolina, 14 May 1788 |
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152 | (1) |
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Wilmington Centinel, 14 May 1788 |
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153 | (1) |
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Wilmington Centinel, 14 May 1788 |
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154 | (1) |
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Pennsylvania Carlisle Gazette, 14 May 1788 |
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154 | (1) |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, 14 May 1788 |
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154 | (1) |
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John Parkinson to Joel Lane, Portsmouth, Va., 18 May 1788 |
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154 | (1) |
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Extract of a Letter from New York, 18 May 1788 |
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155 | (1) |
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John Lamb to Willie Jones, New York, 19 May 1788 |
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155 | (2) |
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Thomas Iredell, Jr., to James Iredell, Edenton, N.C., 22 May 1788 |
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157 | (1) |
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New York Journal, 31 May 1788 |
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157 | (1) |
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Providence Gazette, 7 June 1788 |
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158 | (1) |
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Governor Samuel Johnston to Hugh Williamson, Edenton, N.C., 10 June 1788 |
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158 | (1) |
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Hugh Williamson to James Iredell, New York, 11 June 1788 |
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159 | (1) |
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Nicholas Gilman to John Sullivan, New York, 12 June 1788 |
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159 | (1) |
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Honestus, Wilmington Centinel, 18 June 1788 |
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160 | (2) |
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New York Journal, 19 June 1788 |
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162 | (1) |
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Timothy Bloodworth to John Lamb, North Carolina, 23 June 1788 |
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163 | (1) |
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James Benton to Thomas Hart, Hartford, N.C., 29 June 1788 |
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164 | (1) |
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Timothy Bloodworth to John Lamb, North Carolina, 1 July 1788 |
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165 | (1) |
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William Hooper to James Iredell, Hillsborough, N.C., 2 July 1788 |
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166 | (1) |
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Richard Dobbs Spaight to Levi Hollingsworth, New Bern, N.C., 3 July 1788 |
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166 | (1) |
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Fayetteville, N.C., Celebrates the Fourth of July 1788 |
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167 | (1) |
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Halifax, N.C., Celebrates the Fourth of July 1788 and Ratification by Nine States |
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167 | (1) |
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§ Editors' Note: Wilmington, N.C., Celebrates Ratification by Virginia 4 July 1788 |
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168 | (1) |
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William R. Davie to James Iredell, Halifax, N.C., 9 July 1788 |
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168 | (1) |
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Virginia Centinel, 9 July 1788 |
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169 | (1) |
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Springfield, Mass., Hampshire Chronicle, 9 July 1788 |
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170 | (1) |
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Charles Pettigrew to Peter Singleton, Perquimans County, N.C., 14 July 1788 |
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170 | (1) |
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Common Sense: To the People of North-Carolina, Wilmington Centinel 16 July 1788 |
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171 | (1) |
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An Inhabitant of Wilmington, Wilmington Centinel, 16 July 1788 |
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172 | (1) |
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Charleston City Gazette, 22 July 1788 |
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172 | (1) |
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Mediator, Wilmington Centinel, 23 July 1788 |
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173 | (1) |
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Massachusetts Centinel, 23 July 1788 |
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174 | (1) |
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Petersburg Virginia Gazette, 24 July 1788 |
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174 | (1) |
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Wilmington Centinel, 6 August 1788 |
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174 | (1) |
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IV THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE HILLSBOROUGH CONVENTION 28--29 March 1788 |
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175 | (1) |
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Archibald Maclaine to James Iredell, Wilmington, N.C., 25 December 1787 |
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176 | (2) |
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William Hooper to James Iredell, Point Repose, N.C., 31 December 1787 |
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178 | (1) |
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Election Notice for Craven County and New Bern, N.C., 1 February 1788 |
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179 | (1) |
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Elkanah Watson: Memoirs of Hertford County Election, Hertford County, N.C. 27--28 March 1788 |
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179 | (2) |
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James Iredell to the Freemen of Edenton, c. 29 March 1788 |
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181 | (1) |
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Election Certificate for William R. Davie, 29 March 1788 |
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182 | (1) |
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Dobbs County Elections of 28--29 March and 15--16 July 1788 |
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183 | (1) |
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Accounts of Dobbs County First Election and Violence, 31 March--17 July 1788 |
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183 | (12) |
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Extract of a Letter from Dobbs County, 31 March 1788 |
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183 | (1) |
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Martin's North Carolina Gazette, 2 April 1788 |
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183 | (1) |
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Martin's North Carolina Gazette, 16 April 1788 |
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184 | (1) |
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Sheriff Benjamin Caswell Affidavit, 23 April 1788 |
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185 | (1) |
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Sheriff Benjamin Caswell: Certification of Election, 23 April 1788 |
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186 | (1) |
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New York Packet, 20 May 1788 |
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187 | (1) |
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Hugh Williamson to John Gray Blount, New York, 21 May 1788 |
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188 | (1) |
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Petition of Dobbs County Inhabitants to the Hillsborough Convention 9 July 1788 |
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189 | (2) |
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Robert White Affidavit, 14 July 1788 |
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191 | (1) |
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Neal Hopkins Affidavit, 14 July 1788 |
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191 | (1) |
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John Hartsfield, Jr., Affidavit, 14 July 1788 |
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192 | (1) |
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William Croom Affidavit, 14 July 1788 |
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192 | (1) |
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Frederick Baker Affidavit, 16 July 1788 |
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193 | (1) |
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Charles Markland, Jr., and Luther Spalding Affidavits, 16 July 1788 |
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194 | (1) |
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Job Smith Affidavit, 17 July 1788 |
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195 | (1) |
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Accounts of Dobbs County Violence on 13 April 1788 |
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195 | (2) |
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Woodruff Journal, 26 April 1788 |
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195 | (1) |
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Wilmington Centinel, 30 April 1788 |
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196 | (1) |
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Wilmington Centinel, 14 May 1788 |
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196 | (1) |
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Accounts of Dobbs County Second Election, 28 June--16 July 1788 |
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197 | (3) |
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Governor Samuel Johnston to Sheriff Benjamin Caswell of Dobbs County Edenton, N.C., 28 June 1788 |
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197 | (1) |
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Sheriff Benjamin Caswell: Certification of Election, 16 July 1788 |
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198 | (1) |
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Sheriff Benjamin Caswell: Certification of Second Dobbs County Election 16 July 1788 |
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199 | (1) |
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Archibald Maclaine to James Iredell, Wilmington, N.C., 2 April 1788 |
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200 | (2) |
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Martin's North Carolina Gazette, 2 April 1788 |
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202 | (1) |
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Hugh Williamson to John Gray Blount, Edenton, N.C., 9 April 1788 |
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202 | (1) |
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Arthur Campbell to Virginia Governor Edmund Randolph Washington, N.C., 12 April 1788 |
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202 | (1) |
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Extract of a Letter from a Gendeman in North Carolina Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, 28 April 1788 |
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203 | (1) |
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Extract of a Letter from Greenville, N.C., 1 June 1788 |
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203 | (1) |
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James Iredell: Election Certificate, Chowan County, 25 June 1788 |
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203 | (1) |
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Depositions for the New Hanover Election, July 1788 |
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204 | (8) |
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George Blyth Deposition, 8 July 1788 |
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205 | (2) |
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David James Deposition, 10 July 1788 |
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207 | (3) |
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William Jones Deposition, 11 July 1788 |
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210 | (1) |
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Sheriff Thomas Wright Affidavit, 12 July 1788 |
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210 | (1) |
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Samuel Buxton Deposition, 19 July 1788 |
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211 | (1) |
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Archibald Maclaine to the Electors of Wilmington, Wilmington Centinel 16 July 1788 |
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212 | (1) |
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V THE FIRST NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION: HILLSBOROUGH 21 July--4 August 1788 |
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213 | (3) |
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Delegates to the Hillsborough Convention |
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216 | (5) |
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Hillsborough Convention, 21 July 1788 |
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221 | (1) |
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Convention Proceedings, 21 July |
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221 | (2) |
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Convention Debates, 21 July |
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223 | (1) |
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Hillsborough Convkntion, 22 July 1788 |
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224 | (1) |
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Convention Proceedings, 22 July |
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224 | (1) |
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Convention Debates, 22 July |
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224 | (3) |
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Hillsborough Convkntion, 23 July 1788 |
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227 | (1) |
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Convention Proceedings, 23 July |
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227 | (1) |
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Convention Debates, 23 July |
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227 | (5) |
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Committee on Elections Report on Dobbs County Election, 23 July |
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232 | (1) |
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Hillsborough Convkntion, 24 July 1788 |
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233 | (1) |
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Convention Proceedings, 24 July |
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233 | (1) |
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Convention Debates, 24 July |
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233 | (28) |
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Hillsborough Convkntion, 25 July 1788 |
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261 | (1) |
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Convention Proceedings, 25 July |
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261 | (1) |
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Convention Debates, 25 July |
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262 | (31) |
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Hillsborough Convkntion, 26 July 1788 |
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293 | (1) |
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Convention Proceedings, 26 July |
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293 | (1) |
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Convention Debates, 26 July |
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293 | (31) |
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Hillsborough Convkntion, 28 July 1788 |
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324 | (1) |
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Convention Proceedings, 28 July |
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324 | (1) |
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Convention Debates, 28 July |
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324 | (43) |
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Hillsborough Convkntion, 29 July 1788 |
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367 | (1) |
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Convention Proceedings, 29 July |
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367 | (1) |
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Convention Debates, 29 July |
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367 | (36) |
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Hillsborough Convkntion, 30 July 1788 |
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403 | (1) |
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Convention Proceedings, 30 July |
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403 | (1) |
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Convention Debates, 30 July |
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403 | (28) |
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Hillsborough Convkntion, 31 July 1788 |
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431 | (1) |
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Convention Proceedings, 31 July |
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431 | (1) |
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Convention Debates, 31 July |
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431 | (17) |
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Hillsborough Convkntion, 1 August 1788 |
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448 | (1) |
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Convention Proceedings, 1 August |
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448 | (3) |
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Convention Debates, 1 August |
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451 | (12) |
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Hillsborough Convkntion, 2 August 1788 |
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463 | (2) |
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Convention Proceedings, 2 August |
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465 | (4) |
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Convention Debates, 2 August |
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469 | (2) |
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Hillsborough Convention, 4 August 1788 |
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471 | (1) |
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Convention Proceedings, 4 August |
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471 | (2) |
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An Estimate of Allowanges Made to Members of the Hillsborough Convention, August 1788 |
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473 | (8) |
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Commentaries on the Hillsborough Convention |
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481 | (1) |
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North Carolina Gazette, 30 July 1788 |
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481 | (1) |
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Petersburg Virginia Gazette, 31 July 1788 |
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481 | (1) |
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James Iredell to Hannah Iredell, Hillsborough, N.C., 3 August 1788 |
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482 | (1) |
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Wilmington Centinel, 6 August 1788 |
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482 | (1) |
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Wilmington Centinel, 6 August 1788 |
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483 | (1) |
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Extract of a Letter from Hillsborough, N.C., 7 August 1788 |
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483 | (1) |
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Petersburg Virginia Gazette, 7 August 1788 |
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484 | (1) |
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Resolutions of the Hillsborough Convention: Transmittal to Congress and the State Executives, 12, 24 August 1788 |
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484 | (2) |
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President Samuel Johnston to the President of Congress and to the State Executives, Edenton, N.C., 12 August 1788 |
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485 | (1) |
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President Samuel Johnston to the President of Congress and to the State Executives, Edenton, N.C., 24 August 1788 |
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485 | (1) |
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Petersburg Virginia Gazette, 14 August 1788 |
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486 | (1) |
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Governor Samuel Johnston to North Carolina Delegates in Congress Edenton, N.C., 15 August 1788 |
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487 | (1) |
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Governor Samuel Johnston to North Carolina Delegates in Congress Edenton, N.C., 25 August 1788 |
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488 | |