The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-03-21
From fhe Raleigh Register.
REYO TIONARY HISTORY
OF NORTH CAROLINA.
ExEcuTIyE OFFlcE,
IaleIgh, March J.h. 1915.

\ ne ndcfsigncd most respectfully ~.
v'cs public notice 10 the following Reso-
luton, adopted by the General Assembly
at It's last Session, VIZ;
Resolred, That his Excellency. The Govcrno,
be- and he Is hereby authorized aud empowered
70 Co.le.'' i possible, such papers as may he ne.
srJ b5y No., 80; ,,is = ie,'sI no''s
supervision; and 10 Obtain as t,r - nr a
either The original papors, OF copies Of the pro-
eeed'nss OF lie several Town, County, aud Dis
u'go".]cu IN the Province IN
Continental Congress Of III for tbe n, S
carrying into effect the Articles of American
Association, aud The proceedings of lie various
oo onis,sss aa oune,i o. saaty subsequently
Legi.Iao,fe ~ nv 0'''''-i
+ mi
- - ISL 200 ''id. tue heso'u''"h
n f,,.N9 ~. O0''Oe''0" u Two c'dS'eS q
o''', '''S
lsi. j he CoTrespondence of The FXpcu.
live Dcno,tmont cr,,, Ito .,t,,,,,,,r.r,t-.
Constitution IN t77G I'm tho l,,,cr 49,, nr
HE wear l7e4. AK !, ,.as g., n,dda ~
duty Of Tie Goycrnnr 10 a., e ~ *
neral Assembly 10 Leo6 I.o,,or po,I,
for the purpose of recording ali imno,ran,
letters. This period embraces the entire
Administrators of the three frs, Govern.
ors, VIZ: Caswel, Nash and Burke. The
+. Correspondence Of Governor Burke exists.
as am informed, in a rood state Of nre.
sclvaton, and can be readily obtained.
part of that Of Governor Caswell, has been
! found in The Department of S,ale. since
I the adjournment Of the Lcoislature car.
responding in the Nos. Of the packaues
and 10 other nar,iculars with ,,a,nos,n
dun left by him Of his nnLlic names en-.
ted 10 have been denoSi,ed il III, one.
and lie res,due !, i believed oro alsn
there. OF the papers If Govrrnor Nah
none have been as vet discovarnd rvcon,
Letters written ia him by tho Rel "
War Of the Stoic. which IelI is soss;nm
first al HllIsborougb. and subsequently ~
Halifax, from the IAN of SfptemLer
III = 49,, : "n'h ~f I.quarv, i7Fl 60,
~ y = "''e'' are RECORDED On ,he journal
=, sne poaf ., preserved ~ Tue department
" =, ','9'e' Iie,ien' entries also ap''9' on
''i'' 'ouiiai' oi le''efS S0'H 10 oecn
~ ;, from H'h!' ana - nn'a0'Fru az
n'u' nu' hot copied IS MS Gear '.'
CURED o0' a le" years ai.er h,s A"a'nis
i'"o',' d''u uolHS Va" carr! eaaohoo" OF ,
MS oh'y surviving s'h' 'his gentleman, u .
'ePy 10 Inquiries from ne IS unable 10
give any information respecting laem' II
y G. ia eAIs'ence' ana mol among the masses .
o. Oh Documents IN tie CaploI they .
may most probably, he found nthe Town
Q ne" Bern the residence 9 ,he Author
au''ag 'he 'me he hcid Tue Once OF TO .
vernon, -,
"a az SECOND c' .,s "' documents re-
.''es ~ ''Ie l,'I'ou ",'C,, ''eeeoeu we or
u '''0 -'''' ~, 1u'!,e'' u'i"eI
,nc Col9'i 'u'io", 'ioil' = 20 itcenper'
80 ldiSe hanusCilP' Douha Nolume'
~ .pu inc , VI 'ne secretary q o'o'e'
0o"'"'nS ,nV 'oui''a's oi
l. \ EroVlnciaI Convention, or Con-
grcss' al New Bern on The oth August,
1no' al when were appointed The first
Delegales TO the continental congress IN
me iolloWng MONTH
:. similar Convention al the same
pace 80 OF ApriI, l'f2.
8. congress at HIiIsbofoush, 2Oth /.
August i775.
a. A Provincial Council al Johnston
Court House, 18th of October, l775.
D. A Provincial Council at Johnston
Court House, Ism December, l773.
o. \ Provincial Council at New Bern,
%oth lebroaTY' l'o,
= Congress at HALIFAX, Ain OF April,
80 49,.
: y Council OF Safety at Wilmington,
oh June ITO
g. Inc journal OF the Congress, or
Convention, at Halifax, IGN OF Novem-
Der, ITO, winch formed Ihe Constitution,
Is IN separate ' olume'
lhe Provincial Congresses or 'onYen,
IONS and IN their recess the Provincial /
IouncI'S exercised all the general powers {
,! government Legislative, Judicial, and
nNccu'''e' from me dissolution oil the Royal
u government nn'H the present orgahza'
iioh' bul besides 'hesc general oeposlto-
rles OF the sovereign powers OF me STATE