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Sesqui centennial debated independence claim from Mecklenburg
A Creston Iowa letter writer argues tomorrow marks a questionable sesquicentennial of an Independence declaration in Mecklenburg County North Carolina, predating Philadelphia’s by over a year. The piece discusses conflicting records, cites Ephraim Brevard and William Kennon, and notes editor Frank W. Dusey’s idiosyncratic comments and references to Ford.
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Creston
Iowa
The
Advertiser
Chariotte
Meckenberg
North Carolina
England
Philadelphia
George III
Mecklenberg
George
Charlotte
Ephraim Brevard
William Kennon
Jefferson
Franklin
Nahum
Frank W. Dusey
Dusey
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Ford
Casey
Nineveh
Dasey