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Bonger
Mass Meeting in Mecklenburg Defends Polk Line
A large Democrat gathering in Mecklenburg on May 23 heard Hon. George C. Dromgoole and Hon. R. M. Saunders rebut Whig attacks on Capt. Ezekiel Polk. Saunders cites affidavits, commissions, and family letters to defend Polk’s Revolutionary War service and honor. The speaker lauds James Knox Polk and urges voters to honor Polk’s lineage and elect James Knox Polk.
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Notes 1830–31
General Assembly documents discuss Captain Jack's Certificate and evidence submitted by General Saunders. The material references Mecklenburg County's May 1775 declaration and the narrator's recollections of events leading up to the act, noting prior chatter in newspapers and seeking to state what is known about the transaction.
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Jack
General Assembly
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
Mecklenburg resolutions and Ezekiel Polk claim in Charlotte
An 1819 deposition recalls Mecklenburg County leaders who adopted resolutions proclaimed at the Charlotte court house. James Jack testifies of delivering the Mecklenburg declaration to Congress delegates in 1774 and notes Francis Cummins and William Polk’s recollections. The document includes Ezekiel Polk’s 1775 commission and a 1840 letter from William Polk defending Capt. Ezekiel Polk’s Revolutionary service.
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Ezekiel Polk
Rangers
South Carolina
Capt Polk
Fourtily
Geo. Alexander
Charleston
Capt. Polk
Col
Mayne
McLeary
Bat of
Cornwallis
Charlotte Journal
Ezekiel Poth
William Poth
Col. Polk
Slinder
David Dobbins
James Knox Polk
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Hezekiah Alexander
John McKenitt Alexander
Abraham Alexander
Adam Alexander
John Davidson
Trostas Por
Ephraim Brevard
Samuel Martin
Duncan Ocheltree
William Willson
Robert Irvin
Congress
Salisbury
Kennon
William Davidson
Avery
Mr. Beard
Philadelphia
Mecklenburg
Richard Caswell
William Hooper
North Carolina
Elbert
Georgia
Francis Cummins
Greene County
William Polk
Raleigh
Thomas
James Jack
Jos Westox
C. C
James Oliver
Esq
WM. Williamson
J. Harris
Thomas Bee
Chas. Pincney
Arthur Middleton
M. Brewton
Thos. Heyward, Jr
Revolutionary War Pension Testimony Ties Polk Line to Dobbins
A Kentucky Graves County record cites David Dobbins, Maury County native, detailing service in North Carolina units from 1775 to 1779, including the snow campaign, battles of Saluda and Ninety Six, and ties to Capt James Knox. George Alexander defends Eze Kiel Polk as loyal to the cause, noting protection during Cornwallis' advance and relocation to Pennsylvania in 1781.
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Kentucky
Graves County
David Dobbins
Maury County
North Carolina
Rowan County
Cowen
Col. Lock
Thoxton
South Carolina
Simmons
Mabury
Liechenant
Alexander
Wade Hampton
Gen. Sumpter
Saluda
Stono
Eatow Springs
James Knox
Mecklenburg
James Knox Polk
Tennessee
Knox
Knos
Washington
Germantown
Brandywine, &c
Merklenburg
Cornwallis
Charlotte
Cornwall
Ezekiel Polk
Yadkin
Pennsylvania
Mecklenburg County
George Alexander
Panola
Miss
Meclénburg County
Soth Carolina Rangers
Wm Polk
Rayburn’s Creek
Wm. Polk
William Polk
N. Carolina
Mecklenberg and Graves County notices from 1841
A compilation of legal and personal notices including a 1841 certification by Justice J K Farr in Graves County Kentucky, a clerk John Anderson’s verification of Farr’s commission, and a copy of George Alexander’s 1840 statement on Col Ezekiel Polk. It also cites Missouri mob justice in 1830s Arkansas and Missouri river flood emigration reports in St Louis.
Rail obstruction near Pleasant Hill halts Richmond train
The Richmond Star reports a large sill placed on the Weldon to Petersburg line near Pleasant Hill P O. derailed engine tender and mail car on Thursday night. A second sill was found Saturday near two hundred yards from Weldon depot but slow speed prevented damage.
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Richmond Star
Weldon
Petersburg
Pleasant Hill
Giant Youth Aims to Grow Empire of Europe
In Coxsackie New York a remarkable 16 year old, Nathan Lampman, weighs 195 pounds and stands 7 ft 1 in, with Dr Smitha calling him a tall awkward good natured boy. Believed to have the continent's longest legs he has grown nine inches in a year and eyes a future where he may rise another foot, potentially building a personal empire.
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Gient
Coxsackie
New York
Europe
Nathan Lampman
Wei
Mani
Smitha
United Methodists show 1843 U S growth reach 1 171 356
Nett increase in 1843 stands at 102 521 and the entire communicant count in the United States is 1 171 356. It is claimed this exceeds the combined totals of Baptists Presbyterians and Episcopalians.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Mr. Crane of Newark Invents 12 Month Winding Clock
Newark inventor Mr. Crane claims to have created a clock that will run for twelve months without winding. The device reportedly uses a novel mechanism to conserve power and maintain time with minimal maintenance.
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Newark, N. J
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Tarborous Press
Groner Howann
Old North
George C. Dromgoole
Virginia
R. M. Saunders
Jarvism
Gen. Saunders
Baltimore
Col Polk
Samuel Polk
James K. Polk
Atory
Jefferson
Vineer
Chidren
Indegens
Arkansas
Capt
Ezekial Polk
Cai Will. Polk
James K. Farr
J. K. Farr
John Anderson
Graven County
State of
Anderson
Paris
Mercury
James Barnes
Aquilla Barnes
Missouri
Arkansa
Havin
van Buren
Fayetteville
Ster
Reese
the Mercury
Barnts
Barnes
Old Franklin
Howard County
Issouri
Church of Jesus Christ
St. Louis
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