Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
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title:
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
text:
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is a text published in 1819 with the now disputed claim that it was the first declaration of independence made in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution. It was supposedly signed on May 20, 1775, in Charlotte, North Carolina, by a committee of citizens of Mecklenburg County, who declared independence from Great Britain after hearing of the battle of Concord. If true, the Mecklenburg Declaration preceded the United States Declaration of In
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Purported and unproven colonial declaration of independence document
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklenburg_Declaration_of_Independence
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2024-03-14T07:38:57Z
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