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Explore the transcripts for documents featured in Witnesses to the Revolution. Select a document below to take a closer look at the stories and voices highlighted in the exhibition.

Handwritten 1795 North Carolina land grant for 5,000 acres issued to Benjamin Smith.

Benjamin Smith Land Warrant

Short alt text Handwritten 1775 document from Wilmington, North Carolina, titled "The Association."

Cumberland Association Statement (Liberty Point Resolves)

An 18th-century handwritten court docket from the Hillsborough Superior Court, September Term 1770.

Docket of the Superior Court at Hillsborough

A handwritten letter dated January 31, 1780.

Edward Rutledge Letter

An aged, handwritten letter on yellowed paper with frayed edges and a small tear, featuring dense cursive script that fills the page.

Griffith Rutherford Letter

A handwritten 1773 survey record for Henry Eustace McCulloh detailing a 200-acre land tract in Rowan County, North Carolina, featuring descriptive cursive text and a hand-drawn plot map.

Henry Eustace McCulloh Land Survey Book

A handwritten 1776 legal petition from John Dunn describing his forced capture and detention by armed men.

John Dunn Testimony

The cursive text, written on aged paper with visible vertical fold lines, discusses the "growing Weight of oppression" and mentions the formation of a company of about 500 men.

John Stringer Letter

An aged title page from the 1789 **Journal of the Convention of the State of North-Carolina**, featuring a list of elected officers from various counties.

Journal of Convention

A handwritten letter from Rob. Smith featuring elegant cursive script on aged paper.

Letter to Joseph Hewes

Handwritten 18th-century "cipher book" pages featuring ornate calligraphy and mathematical long division.

Martha Ryan Cipher Book

An aged 18th-century pamphlet page titled "The Justice and Policy of Taxing the American Colonies in Great-Britain, considered," featuring archaic typography and a decorative initial "W".

Maurice Moore Book

A handwritten document on aged paper featuring dense cursive script that outlines various "Decrees."

Mecklenburg Declaration Account

Handwritten account of the Battle of Ramseur’s Mill on June 20, 1780. The text describes the engagement between Whig and Tory forces.

Ramsour’s Mill Battle Letter

A handwritten letter from Richard Harrison at "Camp Guildford CH" dated March 15, 1781. The cursive text on aged paper describes military movements and personal anxiety before the battle with Cornwallis.

Richard Harrison Letter

A handwritten letter from Governor William Tryon to the House of Assembly regarding military expenses.

Royal Governor William Tryon Letter

A handwritten Revolutionary War-era military advertisement from March 16, 1779, signed by Colonel Thomas Robeson.

Thomas Robeson Recruitment Orders

A handwritten 1780 military supply list titled "A Return of the Waggons necessary," itemizing muskets, tents, and ammunition for troops under the command of Major General Caswell.

Troop Supply List

A handwritten 1786 last will and testament of Thomas Barker of Edenton, NC.

Will of Thomas Barker