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Rutherford County and the Tryon Declaration of Independence
North Carolina counties including Rutherford and Tryon signed a declaration in 1775 linking their resistance to British rule with other provincial actions. The document details the political backdrop from 1764 to 1775, lists Tryon County delegates and safety committees, and quotes the Tryon Declaration pledging to defend liberties until constitutional reconciliation with Britain.
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Mecklenburg
Colonial Assembly
His Majesty's Council
Tryon County
William Moore
Thomas Neale
Robert Blackburn
Christian Reinhardt
William Alston
William Tryon
England
Dobbs
Tryon
Wilmington
Edenton
Newbern
North Carolina
John Ashe
Orange County
Orange
Alamance
New York
Josiah Martin
Boston
Lexington
Tryon County Court House
Christian Mauney
Cherryville
Court House
Robert Alexander
David Tenkins
New Bern
David Jenkins
America
Continental Congress
Great Britain
John Walker
Charles Melhan
Andrew Neel
Thomas Beatty
James Colburn
Frederick Hambright
Andrew Hampton
Benjamin Hardin
George Paris
William Graham
Thomas Esprey
Perry Green Mackness
James McAfee
William ‘Thompson
Jaco Forney
David Whitesides
John Be
Man
John Morris
Joseph Hardin
John Robinson
James McIntyre
Valentine Mauney
George Black
Logan
Jas. Baird
Christian Carpenter
Abel Beatty
Joab Turner
Jonathan Price
James Miller
John Dellinger
Peter Whitesides
Geo, Dellinger
Sam Carpenter
Jacob Mooney, Jr
John Wells
Jacob Costner
Robi. Hublip
James Buchanan
Moses Moore
Jos. Kuykendall
Adam Simms
Richard Walfer
Samuel Smith
Joseph Neel
Samuel Loftin
Frederick Hambrigiat
William ‘Kennon
Hillsboro