The Spirit of Mecklenburg
With "the spirit of Mecklenburg' in his heart and freedom's documents in his saddlebags, Captain James Jack mounted his horse and began the long journey to Philadelphia.
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The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was the first declaration of freedom for our country and was signed on May 20, 1775, 14 months prior to The United States Declaration of Independence. Captain James Jack left Charlotte on May 31,1775 to deliver the important news to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
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