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Mecklenburg and Mecklenberg Declarations in Independence Lore
The article surveys early American declarations arguing independence. It cites the 1775 Meade town Westmoreland declaration and the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence of May 20 1776, plus notes on Lexington and the July 4 1776 Revolution, tracing debates over their authenticity and impact. It addresses how Mecklenburg’s document gained late fame and sparked historiographical controversy.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Ichard Henry Lee
Congress
Great Britain
Baunn
Colony
Pennsylvania
Laurel Mountain
Westmoreland
Virginia
Augusta County
Nagem
Haonn
Gent of
Justice
Westmoreland County
Massachusetts
America
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Sovers
Mecklenburg
Great
Britain
Mecklenburg County
Lexington
Mecktenburg
Blecklenburgers
Raleigh Register
Ingamuch
Jefferson
Jon Adams
Acame
North Carolina
Charlotte
Maggachusetts Bay