Resolves Text Found
Proof that the Mecklenburg Resolves existed was acquired in the mid-19th century. In 1838, the case for the authenticity of the Mecklenburg Resolves, as opposed to a declaration of independence; was bolstered with the discovery by historian Peter Force of an abbreviated list of resolutions adopted in Mecklenburg County on May 31, 1775. These differed widely from the purported text of the alleged declaration of May 20. Then, in 1847, the complete text of The Resolves was found in the archives of the South Carolina Gazette. The newspaper had reported the committee's result and published the text, on June 13, 1775. The article gave the date of adoption of the Mecklenburg Resolves as May 31, 1775. It also did not list any of the signers.
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