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Eccentric NC Congressman Lemuel Sawyer A puzzle to history
North Carolina curator notes Lemuel Sawyer served 16 years in Congress with a quirky absentee record. He wrote plays and books, including Blackbeard a Comedy, and proposed polar exploration. Died 1852 buried near Camden under a walnut tree.
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H. G. Jones
North Carolina
Lemuel Sawyer
Camden County
Albermarle
Lemuel
Long Island
N.Y
Flatbush Academy
University of North Carolina
Albemarle
Elizabeth City
House of Commons
Thomas Jefferson
Sawyer
William H. Murfree
United States Congress
Congress
United States
Blackbeard
Candid
Turpis
Currituck County
Lak Drummond
John Randolph
Roanoke
Printz Hall
New Sweden
Serquel Sawyer
Rwc
Brooklyn
New York
Departmenta
Washington
Enoch
Camde