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The Freedom Train is a traveling shrine of Liberty, carrying directly to the American people 128 documents from which our government of free people has been evolved; records constituting the most precious pieces history. The Train will make five stops in North Carolina during the course of its tour through the 48 states.
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2.Another View of the West Case by Mitchell, Thornton W. Carolina Comments Vol. 29 Issue 6, Nov 1981
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16865
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The West Case concerns a letter, dated August 26, 1790, from George Washington to the state's governor and council. The lawsuit, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. B.C. WEST, JR., began on May 10, 1974 when it was discovered this letter was to be auctioned at Southeby's in New York. This auction coincided with theft of documents from the archive and further evidence pointed to an Elizabeth City man named West who was illegally selling historic records. After much deliberation and a lengthy appeals process the letter was returned to the state.
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30730
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North Carolina’s original copy of the Bill of Rights is returned after a lengthy lawsuit. The manuscript had been missing for 140 years after it was taken by a Union soldier during the occupation of Raleigh. Drafted by federal clerks in 1789, the document is one of fourteen original copies.
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30731
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An historic letter from Confederate President Jefferson Davis to NC Governor John Ellis was returned to the state archive after an injunction halted its sale. It is not known when the document went missing but the seller had purchased it from Sotheby’s in 1982. In the letter, Davis informs Ellis that he will request that Virginia send rifle-making machinery to North Carolina.
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