- Great Seal at Kinston the 24th day of
February in the XI. Year of our Independence, Anno. Dom. 1787:
By His Excellency’s Command
- Winston Caswell P. Secy.
The State of North Carolina
To the Honorable Richard Dobbs Spaight Esquire, Greeting.
Whereas our General Assembly in their late session holden at Fayette-ville, by adjournment, in the month of January last, did elect you the said Richard Dobbs Spaight with Richard Caswell, Alexander Martin, William Richardson Davie, and Willie Jones Esquires, Deputies to attend a Convention of Delegates from the several United States of America proposed to be held in the City of Philadelphia in May next, for the purpose of revising the Fœderal Constitution.
We do therefore by these Presents nominate, Commissionate and appoint you the said Richard Dobbs Spaight one of the Deputies for and in behalf of us to meet with our other Deputies at Philadelphia on the first day of May next and with them or any two of them to confer with such Deputies as may have been or shall be appointed by the other States for the purpose aforesaid. To hold, exercise and enjoy the said Appointment with all Powers, Authorities and Emoluments to the same incident and belonging or in any wise appertaining. You conforming in every instance, to the Act of our said Assembly under which you are appointed.
- Witness Richard Caswell Esquire, our Governor Captain-General and Commander in Chief under his Hand and our Great Seal at Kinston the 14th day of April in the XIth Year of our Independence Anno. Dom. 1787.
By His Excellency’s Command
- Winston Caswell P. Secy
State of North-Carolina
- His Excellency Richard Caswell Esquire Governor, Captain General and Commander in Chief in and over the State aforesaid.
To all to whom these Presents shall come
Greeting.
Whereas by an Act of the General Assembly of the said State passed the sixth day of January last, entitled “An Act for appointing Deputies from this State, to a Convention proposed to be held
