Record #:

21154

Author(s):

Current, Richard N.

Abstract:

This article examines research into the history of the Mecklenburg Declaration, the purported first American official document declaring a desire to be independent from Great Britain. A history of how the story of the document surfaced, as well as how it was used, celebrated, and remembered throughout history both in and outside of North Carolina is included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 54 Issue 2, April 1977, p169-191, il, por

Subject(s):

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence