"North Carolina" . . "Declaration of independence by the citizens of Mecklenburg County, on the twentieth day of May, 1775." . . . . "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence." . . "Lawrence & Lemay," . . "Cumberland County (N.C.)" . . . "Executive office, North Carolina, Raleigh, July 1, 1831. Sir, The legislature of North Carolina, at their session of 1830-31, with a laudable desire to do justice to the memory of a number of patriotic citizens who assembled in the county of Mecklenburg, in the said state, in May, 1775, and declared themselves independent of the crown of Great Britain, have directed the publication of the said declaration, with the proofs authenticating the same. ... [and] a similar delcaration made by the citizens of Cumberland County, in June, 1775 ... and the reprinting of The journal of the Provincial Congress of North Carolina, held at Halifax on the 4th day of April, 1776 ... In obedience to the resolution authorising the said publications, and directing their distribution, I have the honor to enclose you a copy of each"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Annotations (Provenance)"@en . . . . . . "History"@en . . . . . . . "Executive office, North Carolina, Raleigh, July 1, 1831. : Sir, The legislature of North Carolina, at their session of 1830-31, with a laudable desire to do justice to the memory of a number of patriotic citizens who assembled in the county of Mecklenburg, in the said state, in May, 1775, and declared themselves independent of the crown of Great Britain, have directed the publication of the said declaration, with the proofs authenticating the same. ... [and] a similar delcaration made by the citizens of Cumberland County, in June, 1775 ... and the reprinting of The journal of the Provincial Congress of North Carolina, held at Halifax on the 4th day of April, 1776 ... In obedience to the resolution authorising the said publications, and directing their distribution, I have the honor to enclose you a copy of each"@en . "Mecklenburg County (N.C.)" . . "Internet resources." . . "Mecklenburg declaration of independence." . .