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2nd 1788 Dobbs Vote – Dobbs County, NC – Misc.

 

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State of North Carolina

 

(Seal)

 

His Excellency Samuel Johnston Esquire Governor, Captain General & Commander in Chief of the said State

 

To the Sheriff of Dobbs County. Greeting

 

Whereas it hath been made appear to me that the Ballots taken by you at the

last General Election for Delegates to the State Convention, were forceably

& violently seized and taken from you by some riotous and disorderly

persons, so that you had it not in your power to ascertain who were the

persons who had the greatest number of votes and therefore cannot make a

Return of any Persons as duly elected to serve as delegates in the said

Convention. And whereas a number of respectable Inhabitants of the said

County have by Petition represented to me that the Inhabitants of the said

County are desirous that I should appoint another Day for the purpose of

electing Delegates to represent them in the said Convention.

 

I do therefore recommend to such of the Inhabitants of Dobbs County

aforesaid, as are entitled to vote for Representatives in the house of

Commons to meet at the Court House of the said County on the fourteenth &

fifteenth days of July next then and there to elect five Freeholders to

represent them in the State Convention to be held at the Town of

Hillsborough on the third Monday of July next, and I do hereby require you

to give notice to the Inhabitants to meet accordingly and that you attend

at the same time & place and conduct the said Election in the manner

prescribed by the Resolve of the last General Assembly held at Tarborough.

 

Given under my Hand & Seal at Arms at Denton this 28th day of June in the

twelfth year of the Independence of America & in the year of our Lord 1788

– Saml Johnston

 

 

State of North Carolina

Dobbs County

 

In obedience to the within recommendation of his Excellency the Governor I

Benjamin Caswell Sheriff of the County aforesaid did on Receipt of the

same, to wit, on or about the second & third days of July instant, Notify

the Inhabitants of the County aforesaid by posting up at the Court House

and other public places in the said County Advertisements in the usual &

accustomed manner requiring the Freeholders & Freemen in the said County to

attend at the times and place within mentioned for the purpose within

required and they did then & there choose and Elect Richard Caswell, James

Glasgow, Winston Caswell, Benjamin Sheppard & Nathan Lassiter their

Representatives duly Qualified to it & Vote in the Convention of the State

to be held in the Town of Hillsborough on the third Monday in July instant,

agreeable to a resolution of the General Assembly held at Tarbourough in

December last, and I do here by mention the said Richard Caswell, James

Glasgow, Winston Caswell, Benjamin Sheppard & Nathan Lassiter, the

Representatives of the said County accordingly.

 

July 16th 1788

 

Benj Caswell Sheriff

 

 

State of North Carolina

 

At an election held for the County of Dobbs on the 14th & 15th days of July

1788. At the Court House there offered for representatives to set & vote in

Convention at Hillsborough in the third Monday of this last persuant to and

issued by the Governors.

 

Candidates – names in order across the top of the ballot list:

 

Richard Caswell

James Glasgow

Benjajamin Sheppard

Winston Caswell

Nathan Lasitter

John Herritage

Bryan Whitfield

W. Sheppard

Jesse Lasitter

 

 

 

No. Voters Names R. CJ. GB. SW. CN. LJ. HB. WW. SJ. L.

 

1 Winston Caswell 1 1 1 1 1

2 Henry Leonard 1 1 1 1 1

3 Jeremiah Loftin 1 1 1 1 1

4 Chas. Marshland Jr. 1 1 1 1 1

5 William Lord 1 1 1 1 1

6 James Fleetwood 1 1 1 1 1

7 Robt. Williams 1 1 1 1 1

8 Nathn. Lassitter 1 1 1 1 1

9 Thos. Swain ? 1 1 1 1 1

10 Drewry Andrews 1 1 1 1 1

1 John Marshland 1 1 1 1 1

2 Chas. Marshland Esq. 1 1 1 1 1

3 Joseph Elliott 1 1 1 1 1

4 Elither Hubbard 1 1 1 1 1

5 Luther Spalding 1 1 1 1 1

6 J. C. L. Ponsonby 1 1 1 1 1

7 Jesse Lassiter 1 1 1 1 1

8 Isaal Wingate 1 1 1 1 1

9 Leml. Holliday 1 1 1 1 1

20 Jno. McNees 1 1 1 1 1

1 Lewis Harrell 1 1 1 1 1

2 Umphrey Jones 1 1 1 1 1

3 Edward Robertson 1 1 1 1 1

4 Wm. McBean 1 1 1 1 1

5 Jacob Lassiter Ju. 1 1 1 1 1

6 Emelius (?) Broom 1 1 1 1 1

7 Henry Taylor 1 1 1 1 1

8 Frans. Shine 1 1 1 1 1

9 Jno. Holmes 1 1 1 1 1

30 Main Holmes 1 1 1 1 1

1 Jno. Ellis 1 1 1 1 1

2 Joseph Hemby 1 1 1 1 1

3 Wm. Jones 1 1 1 1 1

4 Daniel Jones 1 1 1 1 1

5 Abraham Sheppard 1 1 1 1 1

6 John Pope 1 1 1 1 1

7 Silas Lassitter 1 1 1 1 1

8 Roger Roberts 1 1 1 1 1

9 William Cate 1 1 1 1 1

40 Jno. Jones 1 1 1 1 1

1 Williby Williams 1 1 1 1 1

2 Luke Turnage 1 1 1 1 1

3 Jno. Turnage 1 1 1 1 1

4 Edward Dail 1 1 1 1 1

5 Saml. Caswell 1 1 1 1 1

6 Richd. Leadell (?) 1 1 1 1 1

7 Isaiah McNees 1 1 1 1 1

8 William Leongrieur ( 1 1 1 1 1

9 Christopher Linch 1 1 1 1 1

50 Jas. Roberts 1 1 1 1 1

1 Moses Field 1 1 1 1 1

2 Jethro Murphrey 1 1 1 1 1

3 Reuben Lassiter 1 1 1 1 1

4 Jno. McNaughton 1 1 1 1 1

5 James Bright 1 1 1 1 1

6 Jesse Cobb 1 1 1 1 1

7 Jno. Price 1 1 1 1 1

8 Gardner Sheppard 1 1 1 1 1

9 Pool Hall 1 1 1 1 1

60 William Hart 1 1 1 1 1

1 Saml. Poope (?) 1 1 1 1 1

2 Dempsey Hall 1 1 1 1 1

3 Jno. Haile 1 1 1 1 1

4 Chas. Hooker 1 1 1 1 1

5 Stephen Lassitter 1 1 1 1 1

6 Hugh Ward 1 1 1 1 1

7 Jno. Sugg 1 1 1 1 1

8 Nathan Hooker 1 1 1 1 1

9 Zachri Ellet 1 1 1 1 1

70 Stephanus Sheppard 1 1 1 1 1

1 Gaberal Parker 1 1 1 1 1

2 Wilson Jergenson 1 1 1 1 1

3 Jno. Faircloth 1 1 1 1 1

4 Jno. B. Braind 1 1 1 1 1

5 Jno. Mercer (?) 1 1 1 1 1

6 Thos. Hardee 1 1 1 1 1

7 William Andrews 1 1 1 1 1

8 Thos. Barfield 1 1 1 1 1

9 Wm Andrews. C 1 1 1 1 1

80 Thos. Faircloth 1 1 1 1 1

1 James Holmes 1 1 1 1 1

2 Sherwood Barrow 1 1 1 1 1

3 Graves Bright 1 1 1 1 1

4 Jeremiah Barrow 1 1 1 1 1

5 Micajah Barrow 1 1 1 1 1

6 Nathan Collins no marks

85 78 80 81 67 16 15 2 1

425

Richd. Caswell 85

James Glasgow 84

Winston Caswell 81

Benja. Sheppard 74

Nathan Lassiter 66

Bryan Whitfield 16

John Herritage 16

Wm. Sheppard 2

Jesse Lassiter 1

425

 

 

 

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