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- ↑ Lewis, J.D. "Royal Colony of North Carolina, 27th House of Burgesses". Carolana.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ↑ Lewis, J.D. "1st Provincial Congress". Carolina.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ↑ Connor, Robert Diggs Wimberly, ed. (1913). A Manual of North Carolina Issued by the North Carolina Historical Commission for the Use of Members of the General Assembly Session 1913 . Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ↑ North Carolina Provincial Congress. Minutes of the Provincial Congress of North Carolina. Vol. 9. pp. 1041–1049., August 25, 1774 - August 27, 1774
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