Letter of Samuel Johnston, 1776.

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Letter of Samuel Johnston, 1776.

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Johnston, Samuel, 1733-1816

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Samuel Johnston (December 15, 1733 – August 17, 1816) was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Chowan County, North Carolina. He represented North Carolina in both the Continental Congress and as one of the state's first two United States Senators, and he was the sixth Governor of North Carolina. Born in Dundee, Scotland, he came to America with his family in 1736 after his father settled in Onslow County in the Province of North Carolina. Educated in New England, Johnston read law...