Record #:

22313

Author(s):

Ashe, S.A.

Abstract:

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina resident, Colonel Thomas Polk has been credited with a major role in the May 1775 declaration of independence from British rule. However, contemporary documentation of the event seems to be lacking.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 10 Issue 1, July 1910, p43-47

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence