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22154
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This article examines the life and service of Jesse Franklin of Surry County. Franklin was commissioned a Lieutenant in George Washington's army and took part in numerous military engagements. After the Revolutionary War, Franklin was a member of the state legislature and was eventually elected to Congress as a Senator. After he retired from Congress, Franklin was appointed to treat with the Chickasaw Indians and was elected governor of North Carolina in 1820.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 3, January 1907,
p185- 203
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22169
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This article discusses North Carolina history relating to the Revolutionary War that the author feels has been overlooked by historians, including Governor Burke's orders to mobilize the North Carolina militia to preemptively cut off the escape route of General Cornwallis from Yorktown and the efforts and deeds of the North Carolina militia in military engagements throughout the North Carolina and South Carolina.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 4, April 1907,
p238-242
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