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tnem 70 Phiiadelphia, where Congress was then
sElmg. After they @ere proclaimed from the
Court Hoase door ia Charlotte, copy sstiso far-l
nished him mad he started Al Salisbury. Court
was ia session, and there was COPY furnished
and read publicly. In the legislative document
we have Capt Jacks certificate, dated Dec T,
1919 stating that he carried copy Of the De!
claratien 10 Philadelphia in June, l775, and de!
lIvered 1t TO Richard Caswell and William Hoop
er, the delegates to Congress from North Carroll,
ma. Among other Interesting matter in Captain
Jacks certificate, he mentions the men who were
among the most prominent and says:


Among those who appeared to take the lead
may be mentioned Hezrkiah Alexander, who gem
orally acted as Chairman, and John McKnitl
Alexander, asSecretary" (who, you will observe,
left q copy of the Resolutions among bis papers
at his decease, which were furnished the RA.
LEIGH REoIsTER," in 1919, by his relative J.
M Kni,t) Abraham Alexander, Adam Alexan.
der, Maj John Davidson, Maj afterwards Gen. }
William Davidson COL Thomas Polk EZEKIEL
Polk, DR., Ephraim Brexard, Samuel Martin,
Duncan Ocihletree, William Wilson, and Robert
Irvinn '.. .. D. .. ..... 4. p. 10. s::...:4


9ou observe among the prominent characters
OF that period, who opposed British tyranny, the
name Of EZEKIEL Polk, the grandfather Of our
worthy President, about whom the modern self
elected Wings tried TO raise cry of Tory. Bear
in mind that this certificate of Capt. Jacks bears
udIc AeSCtHUCI1 1OIS. w men IDe C1pt0ln arrived
in Salisbury, and the Decla ration WINS there read
at the Court House, two lawyers, John Dunn and
a Mr. Booth, dissented, and asserted they were
treGS0nGbLe, and endeavored TO have Captain Jack
detained: He instantly drew his pistols and
threatened TO kill the first man who interrupted
him. and passed on. The two lawyers were af-
terwards arrested and taken to Charlotte by q par
ty Of armed horsemen, and Dunn was permiued to
go on giving security and promising good behaiv-
mr. hI1t b1a5 cd Ia IS~n


Rev. Francis Cummins was student in Char


oite in l775, and on being called on in 1919, fur.
nshed an account Of the transactions Of the period
to the Hon. Nathaniel Macon. He said the Reso-
lutions were read or proclaimed from the Court
House stairs by their herald, Col Thomas Polk, /"
and that Capt, Jack took copy to Philadelp phia
and that Congress received them, and sent back to
of their body for their zea and the advice of Con-
gress TO be little more patient, until Cong ress
took the measures thou2h ht TO be best"


! John Simeson, Sen., Revolutionary Soldier,
who stood in the ranks under Col Thomas Polk,
and heard him read the Declaration and q list
Of grievances" wrote letter to Col VIM. Polk
q son of Col Thomas Polk, dated JAN 90, 1920
and near the close of his sensible, modest, and
highly Interesting account, he says:


"Thus, sir, have thrown together all that
can at this time. am too blind to write fair, ant
too old to write much sense-but if my deposition
before the Supreme Court of the United States
would add more weight to truth so we'll known
here, should be at the service Of my fellow citi
zens Of the County and State generally


l am: sir, your friend and humble servant. 81 p
JOHN SIMESON, Sen.


P.S. I will give you short anecdo,e. Al
aged man near me, on being asked if he knew
any thing of the affair, replied, "Oeh. age, Tan
Polk declared Independence lang before any bod.
else" This old man is eighly.one. Us.


This account. though it makes a long letter,


lag before your readers confident it cannot fail Il
prove Interesting. Your friend,
| ~-. CoMMuNIPAw.