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From the Raleigh Register
Revolutionary History OF North.C..s,'
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Inc UNDERSIGNED HioSt respectfully inv;,.
public notice to the following Resolution as
opted by the General Assembly at il. 80, o.
Session, viz:
Resoiued, That his Excellency, the Co...
nor, be, and is hereby authorized and emn.a
cred to collect, if possible, such papers a. NV
be necessary to complete the series of s,.
Books, and have them copied and arran..s
under his supervision; and to obtain, a. fs,s'
either the original papers. Or n.I
les Of the proceedings of the several Up
County, and District Committees, o,can;'at
IN the Province, in compliance with The .
ofthe Constitutional Conu,..'
of l774, for the purpose Of carrying into eFs..
the Articles of American Association, and ~
of the various COMMITTEES, ,'S
Council Of Safety, subsequently, convened n.
der the authority of the Provincial Lepsl,
ture, &c.
1t will be observed that the Resolution, y.
quires the collection Of two classes of Do.n
menis:
LIST. The Correspondence Of the Exrcut,..
Department, from the adoption Of the Conn.
tuition in ITS. till the latter part Of the Yea,
1884; when it was first made the duty oflh.
Governor, by Act of the General Assembly, IA
keep Letter Book, for the purpose Of record.
ing all important letters. This period en,bn.
ces the entire Administrations Of the ,hr.
first Governors, viz: CAswELL, NASH and
BURKE. The Correspondence of GovemO,
BURKE exists, as am informed, in a pocI
state of preservation, and can be readily Oh.
tanned. A part of that of Governor CAswrll
has been found in the Department of S,,s,
since the adjournment of the Legislature, cor.
responding in the Nos. of the packages, and
in other particulars, with memorandum leh
by him of his public papers, stated to han
been deposited in that Office; and the reside,
it is believed, are also there. OF the pap.u
Of Governor Nash, none has been as yetdl
covered, except Letters written TO him by ii.
Board Of War Of the State, which held ID
session first at Hillsboro', and subsequently
at Halifax, from the 18th Of September, l7ae
until the Both Of January, 1881, copir, d
which are recorded on the Journal THE Boar,
preserved in the Department Of State. Fre
quent entries also appear on that Journal, Of
letters said 10 have been received from him,
and Is numbered and fled" but not copied
AS his death occurred but few years afterbn
administration, and during the early childhood
Of his only surviving son, this gentleman, in
reply to inquiries from me, is unable to give
any information respecting them. If yet in
existence, and not among the masses Of old
Documents in the Capitol. they may, mos.
probably, be found in the Town Of Newbern
the residence Of their Author during the tina
he held the Office Of Governor.
Cd. The second class of Documents, relate,
to the period which preceded the organization
of the State Government under the Constu.
ton, from 1774, to December, l776. A large
manuscript bound Volume, 10 the Office Of
the Secretary of State, contains the journal.
| of
l. A Provincial Convention, or Congress-
at New-Bern. on the 9Th of August, l77O,n
which were appointed the first Delegates to
the Constitutional Congress in the followiE:
| ,nunth.
2. A similar Convention at the same plact
Sd of April, l775.
3. A Congress at HiIlsborousb, Goth Az
gust l775.
4. a Provincial Council at Johnston Count
House, 18th of October. l775.
rs. A Provincial Council at Johnston
Court House, 18th Of December, l775.
6. A Provincial Council at New.Bern,9 6
February. 1916.
7. A Congress at Halifax, 4th ofApd'
1916.
s. A Council of Safety at Wilmington 9Th
June, l776.
8. The Journal of the Congress. or Convex
ton, at Halifax, 18th Of November l7I6'
which formed the Constitution, is in seP''
rate Volume.
The Provincial Congresses or Conventions
and in their recess, the Provincial Councils
exercised all the general powers OF Govern
ment, Legislative. Judicial. and Executive
from the dissolution cf the Royal Government
until the present organization. But bes'oH
these general repositories Of the SoVeIeg"
powers of the State, there were Town. Cour
ty and District Committees in the several sec
lions, who exercised a local jurisdiction -"
compliance with the recommendation o. wv
first Continental Congress for the purpose"
carrying into effect the articles of AmeI'''
Association. The Memorials of the prOc'T
dings Of these Committees, can be Oo'a'n'II
only in the Districts where they acted; '%
the object of this publication, is to rogue"
those having control of any such papers
are comprehended in the above Resolution
comply with the patriotic desire OF the DssS
la,ure, in forwarding them to this Ofnce' ~
arranged and preserved for public 'nsptf .s.n
Or, at least. TO grant temporary use o. L
tor the purpose of examination and " ,"
copies; after which, if desired, they W"
returned.
Gentlemen in the different Counties ""
such Memorials exist, who have leisure ' ~
take an interest in such investigation, arc
ticuIarIy solicited to lend their aid ~ 's.
ding the efforts Of the Government 10 F'J
from oblivion, these honorable testlm0n''
our Revolutionary History. r..1
The assistance of the Newspaper Press
also invoked, by copying this article;
WILL. A. GRAHA%
There is duplicate of this in single pamp"''
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