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44146
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Preserved in the North Carolina State Archives is a list of accounts from the firm of Davies & McKenzie, cheifly coverin the area of Bladen and New Hanover Counties. For reasons not understood, the list was forwarded to the North Carolina General Assembly in 1790. the firm ceased functioning with the death of Davies in 1753.
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44147
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How a certain group of estate records found their way in to the offices of the Treasurer and Comptroller is not understood. these materials relate to the states of approximately 400 decedants, the majority being estrays, once integral to Hyde, Mecklenburg, Onslow, Pasquotank and Tyrrell Counties.
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44145
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William Terrel Lewis and Alexander Long of western North Carolina were bounty hunters, who six years after the Revolutionary War petitioned the General assembly for payment of services rendered in the arrests of deserters. Their petaton came with 11 certificates substantiating their claims.
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44142
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After the Revolutionary War, the North Carolina legislature assumed the power for granting divorces. In 1814, this power was shared with county superior courts until 1827, when the legislature divested itself entirely from the process. There are at least 266 petitions for divorce in the legislative papers from 1783-1827.
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44141
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Previously a function of the General Assembly, altering names and/or legitimating persons was transferred to the county courts of pleas and quarter sessions in 1829. In 1835, Not entirely sufficient;, however, an amendment to the state constitution forbade the legislature from enacting private laws altogether where this matter was concerned.
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44140
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During the colonial period, every North Carolina county had a coroner appointed by the crown government. Payment of services was determined by the submission of inquests submitted to the General Assembly. these have been preserved and are summarized from the record s of the Secretary of State's office.
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44144
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The author states North Carolina records for solders who fought in the War of 1812 remain incomplete without reference to materials in the National Archives. Pay vouchers survive from 28 North Carolina counties, while they are absent in another 32.
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