Between May 19 and 20, 1775 delegates assembled in Charlotte, NC, declared Mecklenburg Co. independent of Great Britain, established a code of laws for their new government. These resolutions were presented to, but not ratified by, the Continental Congress. Brief biographical sketches of the signers (and a few spectators) include: Gen. Thomas Polk, Col. Abraham Alexander, Dr. Ephraim Brevard, Col. Adam Alexander, Gen. Robert Irwin, John McKnitt Alexander, Rev. Hezekiah Balch, Hezekiah Alexander, Capt. Zaccheus Wilson, Neil Morrison, Richard Barry, John Flennikin, William Graham, Matthew...
Between May 19 and 20, 1775 delegates assembled in Charlotte, NC, declared Mecklenburg Co. independent of Great Britain, established a code of laws fo...
![The Mecklenburg [Nc] Declaration of Independence, May 20, 1775, and Lives of Its Signers George W. Graham 9780788415647 Heritage Books](/9780788415647_the_mecklenburg_nc_declaration_of_independence_may_20_1775_and_lives_of_its_signers.jpg "The Mecklenburg [Nc] Declaration of Independence, May 20, 1775, and Lives of Its Signers")
