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" nm them they will be continued until ordered out.
rSers the Editor must come free Of postage, or they
nav not be attended to --- .... sz.s.s.sJ
\ CorresUondcnce Of the BOsfOn Post.
HilIs6orough, ~: c., Sept, l6, ls47. y
~, 1s.cklea5,rg Declaration of Independence -
GOUernOr SaDGin's opinion. The I'D &c AR ALTON"


,cith the names Of the DelegGtes from
Mr. Iferson oz the subject. Ezekiel POLE-Cdpfdt11


Jack-I4needOte Of COlOpe! Thomas Polk Gn6 a" old


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You have heard me refer 10 the /" Meckten6nrg
Declaration of Independence" Though this Dec
aration was quite extensively copied lnto Inc pa,
uers of the Union, in the spring OF 1917, seno
i for publication at This time, knowing 1t must be
new 10 almost all of your readers From
nsmphIet that have, containing the Dfclaratlon,
md various certificates, depositions, attldaVs and
other corroborative testimony from contemporaries
Of that period, MAY, l775,) there cannot be the
east doubt that such document, or very similar
\ ae, saw the light at that time, being more than
\ GEAR previous to the +" Declaration written by
jefferson, and published and adopted BY congress.


pcrusal of il will strike the reader as contain
ing some identical passages with the I" D"ciara-
ion By Mr.. Jefferson. He, as you will observe
from letter written by him to John Adams, in
\ July, 1919, portion of which | will give below
\ the Declaration, denies his belief Of the authen-
ichy of that or any similar one. He evidently
feels that there are strong grounds TO think him



4 Icity of this document can be established. The
pamphlet which copy from. printed in 1884, by
order of the legislature Of North Carolina, from
| newspaper copy of the Declaration published in
1919, and other matter from various sources, was
complied by Gov. Swain, who hrst showed me
The history Of the affair. ! think with him that
there can be no doubt that q Declaration was pub
Iished in MrckIenburg county, North Carolina,
10 Nav. I775 but that the passages GbsOtve our
selres from all allegiance 10 The British eToWn" /"
and zee solemnly pledge to each other our n'H-
tuaL co operation, Lioes our fortunes, and our
most sacred honor" and some other ones identical
Win Mr Jefferson's q DECLARATIoN, are t"fcr-
polafiOns from The immortal document. and were
bublIess not in the original But TO the article ITSELF
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE,
Province of North Carolina, Meckieaburg
County. Town of Charlotte, May 20, l775.
NAMES OF THE DELEGATES PRESENT.
Col 'Tbomas Polk Jno NJ Knit Alexander,
Enhraim Brevard, Fl. zekiah Alexander,
Hezekiah J. Balch, Adam Alexander,
John Phifer Charles Alexander,
James Harris. Zachrus Wilson, Sen
WilIl1m Kernon, Waightstil Avery,
John Ford Benjamin Patton,
Richard Barry, Matthew Clure,
Henry Downs, Neil Morrison,


Ezra Alexander, Robert Irwin,


William Graham, John Flenpiken,
John Queary, David Reese,


Abraham Alexander, Richard Harris, Sen
Abraham Alexander was appointed chairman.
and John NJ Knih Alexander. clerk The follow
ng resolutions were offered, viz:


Ist Resolved, That whosoever directly or in-
Directly abetted or in any way, form or manner
countenanced the unchartered and dangerous in
vasion of our tights, claimed by Great Britain,
is an enemy TO this country, To America, and 10
the inherent and inalienable rights Of man
2. Resolved. That we the citizens of Macklen-
burg county, do hereby dissolve the political bands
which have connected US TO the Mother Country
and hereby absolve ourselves from all allegiance
to the British Crown and abjure all political con
necton, contract or association, with that nation
who have wantonIy trampled on our rights and
liber.ies-and inhumauly shed the innoccnt blood
Of American patriots at Lexington.


8. Resolved, That We do hereby declare our
selves free and independent people, nre, aHd o.
right ought to be, a sovereign and sefgoVernng
Association. under The control of noepower othe'
than that Of our God and the General Govern
ment Of the Cong eress; to the maintenance o.
which independence, we solemnly pledge to each
Olher our mutual corporation, our lives, our for
A tunes, and our most sacred honor. ....
II A. Resolved, That as we now acknowledge the
existence and control Of no law or legal officer
civil or military, within ;his county, we do hereby
ordain and adopt as rule Of life, AL, each ant
every of our former laws, Wherein nevertheless





cred as holding rights, privileges, immunities, O
/ authority therein o, .-.. .:..s... .,......
S. Resolved, That i is also further decreed
H that all, each and every military officer in thi


county, is hereby reinstated TO his former com


mand and authority he acting confornabIy t


these reguIa;ions And that every member pre-


sent of this delegation shall 1hcneeforth be a eig


officer. viz a Justice of the PEACE in the charas
i Ter of a 'Committec.nGz, to issue process, hea


and determine all matters Of controversy, accord


ing to said adopted laws, and 70 preserve peace


and union, and harmony, in said county y-and t


use every exertion to spread the love Of eountr


and fire of freedom throughout America, until


more general and organized governmentbe estat


tkhed in this proyinee" og., Il, ..e..r.- ao;.., .
The above Declaration" having first bec


brought to light since the Revolution, and P16 Po6


lished in diFsrent papers in May end June, 1878


copy Of the aaEsser Register p" Of June 22d


was sent by JOHN ApAMs 10 his iflustfious com


patriot, the author Of the /" DEcLARATIoN OF In


DEPENDEkcE,"" and which eelicited the folowin!


Letter san be. seff in The 4th volume