James Glasgow

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• The Columbian Herald, or Independent Courier of North-America, 1788-01-07, p.2: James Glasgow (Grand Secretary, North Carolina Grand Lodge; member of Kingston Lodge No. 3 (Dec 1787)) — probable match. The notice ties James Glasgow to Kingston Lodge No. 3. Kingston is the eighteenth-century name of Kinston, the Dobbs County seat. Glasgow-634 lived at Harmony Hall in Kinston from 1777 to 1781, and otherwise on Dobbs County plantations. NCpedia records that he joined the Masonic order in 1768 at 'the First Lodge in Pitt County'. The independent agreements are lodge locality, residence, a known Masonic membership and a state-level leadership role fitting a sitting state officer. No officer roster from the Grand Lodge's own proceedings was found to confirm it independently, so the grade is probable rather than strong. Glasgow-634 (James Glasgow, c.1735 Maryland – 17 Nov 1819 Tennessee) is the documented first Secretary of State of North Carolina (1777–1798), colonel of the Dobbs County militia, and resident of Dobbs/Glasgow County: Fairfield plantation on Contentnea Creek from 1765, Harmon Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); Wikipedia, James Glasgow (first NC Secretary of State 1777–1798; Dobbs County Regiment colonel; lived at Harmony Hall, Kinston, 1777–1781)
• The State Gazette of North-Carolina, 1788-03-27, p.3: James Glasgow (addressee, Newbern post office (Contentney)) — probable match. The addressee is qualified 'Contentney', the period spelling of Contentnea Creek, Dobbs County. Glasgow-634's home from 1765 until 1790 was the Fairfield plantation on Contentnea Creek, a gift from his father-in-law Col. Abraham Sheppard 'at Contentnea' (NCpedia; WikiTree biography). Newbern was the regional post office. Name, specific home locality and date agree, and no rival NC James exists. The entry is a postal address, not a residence statement, so it is graded probable. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman)
• Poulson's American Daily Advertiser, 1788-05-12, p.2: James Glasgow (Dobbs County candidate, supposed Federalist, for the 1788 Hillsborough convention) — probable match. Dobbs County was Glasgow-634's county of residence in 1788 (NCpedia), and he was one of its leading officeholders and largest landowners. The CSAC account of the 1788 Dobbs election names Benjamin Sheppard as a Federalist candidate. The Sheppards were the family of Glasgow's wife Pherebe, which is consistent with Glasgow on the same slate, though the article does not name him. County, name, political prominence and period agree. The report gives the candidacy only, not election or attendance. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); Center for the Study of the American Constitution, 'Rioting in Dobbs County, N.C.' (1788 convention election; Federalist candidate Benjamin Sheppard)
• The State Gazette of North-Carolina, 1788-12-04, p.3: James Glasgow, Esq. (chosen North Carolina Secretary of State (reported Dec 1788)) — strong match. The notice names the exact state office, held by a single person, which Glasgow-634 is independently documented as holding from 1777 to 1798 (NCpedia; UNCA; Wikipedia). The record-level bridge is the office itself, and there is no competitor. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong'); Wikipedia, James Glasgow (first NC Secretary of State 1777–1798; Dobbs County Regiment colonel; lived at Harmony Hall, Kinston, 1777–1781)
• The Independent Gazetteer, 1788-12-23, p.2: James Glasgow, Esq. (Grand Senior Warden, North Carolina Grand Lodge (elected Nov 1788, Fayetteville)) — probable match. The election belongs to a sequence of North Carolina Grand Lodge offices held by a James Glasgow: Grand Secretary in December 1787, with the Kingston Lodge link to Glasgow-634's Kinston residence; Grand Senior Warden in November 1788; Deputy Grand Master in December 1789. The 1788 Grand Lodge met at Fayetteville while the General Assembly was sitting there, and the Secretary of State attended the Assembly by office. The 'Esq.' style fits his rank. These agreements are independent of each other, but no Grand Lodge minutes were inspected. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman)
• The State Gazette of North-Carolina, 1789-12-17, p.3: James Glasgow (Deputy Grand Master, North Carolina Grand Lodge (Dec 1789)) — probable match. This continues the Grand Lodge sequence for James Glasgow (Grand Secretary 1787 via Kingston Lodge No. 3; Grand Senior Warden 1788). The Grand Lodge and General Assembly met at Fayetteville in November–December 1789, where the Secretary of State served. His 1768 Masonic membership is recorded by NCpedia. No rival adult NC James Glasgow exists. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman)
• The North American, 1792-01-25, p.1: James Glasgow (the Honorable) (appointed North Carolina Secretary of State by the legislature (Dec 1791)) — strong match. The notice names the exact single-holder state office documented for Glasgow-634 from 1777 to 1798, with periodic legislative re-election (UNCA: three-year terms). The office is a record-level bridge, and there is no competitor. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong'); Wikipedia, James Glasgow (first NC Secretary of State 1777–1798; Dobbs County Regiment colonel; lived at Harmony Hall, Kinston, 1777–1781)
• The Encyclopedian Instructor, 1793-11-19, p.1: James Glasgow (addressee, Fayetteville post office (Nov 1793)) — possible match. The entry has no title or office. Fayetteville was a regular General Assembly and Grand Lodge meeting place in this period, where Glasgow-634 is placed in 1788–1789, and he is the only adult James Glasgow found in North Carolina. However, 'Fayetteville' here is only a postal address. No feature of the entry is unique to him, and a transient or unrecorded namesake cannot be excluded, so it stays possible. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman)
• The North Carolina Gazette, or, Impartial Intelligencer, and Weekly General Advertiser, 1794-07-12, p.1: James Glasgow (addressee, Newbern post office (July 1794)) — possible match. New Bern was the post town of the district containing Glasgow-634's home county (Dobbs, renamed Glasgow County in 1791). His earlier mail, in 1788, was also listed at Newbern ('Contentney'), and the 1799 University trustee notice calls him 'Mr. James Glasgow, Newbern'. Name, regional post office, repeated association and the lack of any rival NC James make the match probable, although the entry itself has no title. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). [Independent check 6 October 2026: downgrade — The entry has no title, office or locality beyond the post town. The basis treats the son Glasgow-2492 (b. 1776, NC) as a non-competitor, but by July 1794 he was about 18. NCpedia says th Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman)
• The North-Carolina Journal, 1795-10-26, p.4: Hon. James Glasgow (addressee, Raleigh post office (Oct 1795)) — probable match. 'Hon.' marks a high public officer. Glasgow-634 was Secretary of State, whose office and land-grant registry were held in Raleigh once the capital was occupied (UNCA). Name, title, office seat and date agree, and there is no rival NC James Glasgow. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')
• The North-Carolina Journal, 1796-01-11, p.3: James Glasgow, Esq. (addressee, Raleigh post office (list headed 1 Jan 1795, printed 1796)) — probable match. 'Esq.' and the Raleigh post office fit the Secretary of State, whose office was in Raleigh (UNCA). Name, gentry style, office seat and period agree, and there is no rival NC James Glasgow. The printed heading year (1795) is anomalous and is retained as printed. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')
• The North-Carolina Journal, 1796-05-16, p.4: Col. James Glasgow (addressee, Raleigh post office (Apr 1796)) — probable match. The title 'Col.' matches Glasgow-634's documented rank: colonel of the Dobbs County militia from 1777 (NCpedia; Wikipedia, Dobbs County Regiment). 'At Raleigh' matches the seat of his Secretary of State's office. Rank, place, name and period agree independently, with no rival. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); Wikipedia, James Glasgow (first NC Secretary of State 1777–1798; Dobbs County Regiment colonel; lived at Harmony Hall, Kinston, 1777–1781); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')
• The North-Carolina Journal, 1796-07-25, p.3: Hon. James Glasgow (addressee, Raleigh post office (July 1796)) — probable match. As for the October 1795 list: 'Hon.' fits the Secretary of State, Raleigh was his office seat, and no rival NC James Glasgow is known. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')
• The North American, 1797-02-18, p.3: James Glasgow (signatory for holders of western land entries (petition, Raleigh, 23 Dec 1796)) — probable match. The UNC Asheville Speculation Lands biography of Secretary of State James Glasgow cites a US Senate committee report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong, Esq. and since ceded to the United States'. That is the same subject as this petition of holders of western (Armstrong office) land entries. The place (Raleigh), date, subject and the Secretary's documented role in the western military land-warrant system all agree. The Senate report as cited gives only the initial 'J.', so the grade is probable rather than strong. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')
• North-Carolina Journal, 1797-04-17, p.3: James Glasgow, Esq. (addressee, Raleigh post office (Apr 1797)) — probable match. 'Esq.' and Raleigh, the seat of the Secretary of State's office, fit Glasgow-634, then in his last full year as Secretary, and no rival NC James Glasgow is known. The marker '4' is not interpreted. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')
• State Gazette of North Carolina, 1798-02-01, p.3: James Glasgow (owner of the chest of Secretary of State's office papers (State-House burglary, Jan 1798)) — strong match. The chest belongs to James Glasgow and contains 'papers appertaining to the Secretary of State's office', deposited for the enquiry into military land-warrant fraud. That is the exact office and the exact inquiry documented for Glasgow-634 (NCpedia; UNCA). The office and inquiry form a record-level bridge, with no competitor. The proclamation's account is not a finding against him. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')
• The North American, 1798-02-08, p.2: James Glasgow, Esq. (owner of the chest of Secretary of State's office papers (proclamation dated 21 Jan 1798)) — strong match. As in group 55230363: the chest of 'papers appertaining to the Secretary of State's office' belonging to James Glasgow is tied to the land-warrant inquiry into Glasgow-634's office. The office is a record-level bridge, with no competitor. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')
• Newbern Gazette, 1798-12-08, p.3: James Glasgow (resigned North Carolina Secretary of State (reported Dec 1798)) — strong match. The notice names the exact office and its succession ('in the room of James Glasgow, resigned'). This matches Glasgow-634's documented tenure ending in 1798 (Wikipedia: Secretary of State 1777–1798) and his resignation under the land-warrant inquiry (NCpedia; UNCA). Record-level bridge, no competitor. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong'); Wikipedia, James Glasgow (first NC Secretary of State 1777–1798; Dobbs County Regiment colonel; lived at Harmony Hall, Kinston, 1777–1781)
• North-Carolina Gazette and Wilmington Weekly Post-Boy, 1799-06-13, p.2: James Glasgow (Mr., Newbern) (UNC trustee; visitation committee for the 4 July 1799 examination) — strong match. Trusteeship of the University was a unique, enumerated office. The 1889 UNC catalogue of officers lists a single James Glasgow trustee: 'JAMES GLASGOW, Glasgow [county]', appointed 1790, term expired 1801. Battle's History of the University (vol. 1) names 'the Secretary of State, James Glasgow' among trustees attending an examination. 'Newbern' is the district or post town of Glasgow County. The trustee office is a record-level bridge to Glasgow-634, and there is no competitor. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); Sketches of the History of the University of North Carolina ... Catalogue of Officers and Students, 1789–1889 (1889), trustee list: 'JAMES GLASGOW, Glasgow [county], [appointed] 1790, [term expired] 1801'; Kemp P. Battle, History of the University of North Carolina, vol. 1 (1907): trustees attending examination include 'the Secretary of State, James Glasgow'
• Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-17, p.2: James Glasgow, Esq. (the late Secretary) (subject of the commissioners' land-warrant report (Dec 1799)) — strong match. 'The late Secretary' plus the military land-warrant inquiry is the exact office and affair documented for Glasgow-634 (NCpedia; UNCA). Record-level bridge, no competitor. The allegations are the commissioners', not an adjudication. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')
• Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-17, p.3: James Glasgow (subject of allegations: Harrison warrant, Holladay witness, grants to himself (Dec 1799)) — strong match. This is the continuation of the same commissioners' report on the late Secretary's military land warrants. The office and inquiry form the bridge to Glasgow-634. No kinship with Harrison or Holladay is stated. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')
• Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-24, p.4: James Glasgow (grantee in the reproduced 1785 Harrison conveyance (reply to warrant charges, Dec 1799)) — strong match. The reproduced deed concerns exactly the Harrison warrant and Samuel Holladay witness named in the commissioners' allegations against the late Secretary (group 59123714), and is printed as part of his response. The specific transaction ties it to Glasgow-634 with no competitor. The deed's authenticity is not established by the newspaper. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')
• Weekly Raleigh Register, 1799-12-24, p.3: Mr. Glasgow (forename unstated) (author of a reply to the land-fraud charges (announced Dec 1799)) — probable match. There is no forename. The identification rests on the same issue's report on 'James Glasgow, Esq., the late Secretary', the subject (the land-fraud charges) and the reply printed in the following issues (group 59123730). Strong context but no explicit name, so probable. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')
• Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-31, p.4: James Glasgow (arrested in the land-warrant matter (reported Dec 1799)) — strong match. The land-warrant fraud matter and the named arrest correspond to Glasgow-634's documented prosecution (State v. Glasgow, 1 N.C. Reports 264, Spring Term 1800, cited by UNCA; NCpedia). Record-level bridge, no competitor. This is the committee's statement, not a conviction. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')
• Weekly Raleigh Register, 1799-12-31, p.1: James Glasgow (subject of a proposed trial provision (Dec 1799 legislative debate)) — strong match. The proposed amendment for trying James Glasgow in the land-warrant affair matches Glasgow-634's documented trial and conviction, State v. Glasgow, Spring Term 1800 (UNCA; NCpedia). Record-level bridge, no competitor. Identity context as in group 604128613: Glasgow-634 is the documented NC Secretary of State 1777–1798, Dobbs/Glasgow County resident and militia colonel; WikiTree has no other adult NC James Glasgow (son Glasgow-2492, b. 1776, is the only other). Sources: NCpedia, 'Glasgow, James' (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 2, sketch by Charles R. Holloman); UNC Asheville Special Collections, Speculation Lands collection, biography of James Glasgow (Secretary of State; bibliography cites US Senate report of 1 March 1797 on 'the petition of J. Glasgow and others, relative to lands entered in the office of John Armstrong')

• The North-Carolina Weekly Gazette, 1778-01-16, p.2: James Glasgow (Secretary of State of North Carolina, signing by the Governor's command) — strong match. Unique office: James Glasgow was elected North Carolina's first Secretary of State in late 1776 under Governor Richard Caswell, confirmed by the General Assembly in 1777, and held it until 1798/99 (carolana.com patriot-leader sketch; NC highway marker F-66 cited on the profile). Glasgow-634's biography records him as 'North Carolina's Secretary of State from 1777 to 1798', of Dobbs County, with Glasgow (now Greene) County named for him. One man held this office in January 1778, so name + exact office + date + place (New Bern, the seat of government) identify him with no surviving competitor. Upgraded from probable to strong. Sources: Carolana: Patriot Leaders in North Carolina - James Glasgow (Secretary of State elected late 1776, held office until 1799); WikiTree Glasgow-634 biography (Secretary of State 1777-1798; NC marker F-66)
• The North-Carolina Weekly Gazette, 1778-01-16, p.3: James Glasgow (Secretary of State of North Carolina, signing by the Governor's command) — strong match. Same unique office and date as group 55455707: the sole North Carolina Secretary of State in January 1778 was James Glasgow (elected late 1776, confirmed 1777, served to 1798/99), who is Glasgow-634. Sources: Carolana: Patriot Leaders in North Carolina - James Glasgow

Glasgow-634 is a probable candidate for the explicit North Carolina Secretary of State records, matching the existing sourced public study. The Masonic officer, Dobbs candidate, Contentney and Raleigh addressee records form a compatible regional cluster; cross-record identity is inferred and remains qualified. Name, titles and locality do not prove spouse, parents or children. The 1798 former-secretary resignation report and 1799 report naming the late Secretary strongly fit that office comparison. Trustee and postal records remain compatible, without a distinctive identity bridge. The warrant allegations are attributed to the commissioners, not presented as a conviction. The published response and reproduced conveyance are retained alongside the accusations. The committee’s arrest claim and conditional trial debate are not convictions; no reply establishes exoneration by itself.

A Halifax, North Carolina proclamation dated 21 January, printed 8 February 1798, names James Glasgow, Esq., as owner of a chest containing papers appertaining to the Secretary of State’s office; it reports thieves threw it into the yard and left it unopened. Original pixels verify the personal name despite quoted viewer search returning No matches. The chest was reportedly deposited in the Comptroller’s office; a separate stolen trunk is attributed to William Tyrell. Claims about fraud/forgery evidence are the proclamation’s account, not an adjudicated finding. The thieves are not James Glasgow. The North American, 1798-02-08, p.2

The signed Wilmington/Christiana Bridge advertiser remains unidentified. Two Cecil County chronological/regional James profiles are compatible, without a property or individual bridge. The North Carolina secretary is another adult namesake but has a different documentary region; do not merge him solely because Wilmington is also a North Carolina place. The 1785 notices create tension with Glasgow-2868’s estimated c. 1784 death, which is not a certain exclusion; inspect that estimate before assigning the later advertiser. No continuity of property ownership is proved.

James Glasgow, at Christiana Bridge in Newcastle county, advertises for private sale the former Charles Whitlock tanyard in the borough of Wilmington; notice dated 5 August 1782. Sixteen issues preserve the 5 August 1782 former Charles Whitlock property advertisement; three 1785 issues carry a different notice, explicitly naming Delaware and Thomas Glenn. The records share advertiser name and Christiana Bridge address, supporting a provisional cluster; same plot, ownership, occupation and completed sale remain unproved. The signed Wilmington/Christiana Bridge advertiser remains unidentified. Two Cecil County chronological/regional James profiles are compatible, without a property or individual bridge. The North Carolina secretary is another adult namesake but has a different documentary region; do not merge him solely because Wilmington is also a North Carolina place. The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-08-14, p.4, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-08-17, p.4, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-08-24, p.4, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-08-31, p.1, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-09-11, p.4, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-09-18, p.4, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-09-25, p.4, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-10-02, p.3, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-10-12, p.1, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-10-23, p.4, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-11-06, p.1, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-11-13, p.4, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-11-20, p.4, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-11-30, p.1, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-12-07, p.4, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-12-14, p.4

James Glasgow, living at Christiana Bridge, signs a notice dated 12 March 1785 offering a complete tanyard in the borough of Wilmington, State of Delaware, then in the tenure of Thomas Glenn. Three issues reprint this separate 1785 notice. The printed Delaware designation and Thomas Glenn occupancy are explicit. Advertiser is not necessarily owner or tanner; no completed sale or identity of this plot with the former Whitlock property in 1782 is proved. The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1785-03-23, p.2, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1785-03-30, p.1, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1785-04-09, p.4

James Glasgow, Wilmington tannery sale advertiser,1782: Adult chronology fits, but its North Carolina office context is a different regional lead. No connection to the Delaware tannery; missing corroboration alone is not an exclusion. The signed Wilmington/Christiana Bridge advertiser remains unidentified. Two Cecil County chronological/regional James profiles are compatible, without a property or individual bridge. The North Carolina secretary is another adult namesake but has a different documentary region; do not merge him solely because Wilmington is also a North Carolina place. No family or life-date change follows.

James is a named witness in one reprinted report, with no checked profile identified. The postal and shipmaster James subjects remain separate; no kinship or travel history is established.

James Glasgow and Andrew Doyle, styled chairmen, are named among persons examined in the Hackman/Miss Ray affair; Glasgow reportedly removed the pistol and gave it to Halliburton. The Hackman/Miss Ray report names James Glasgow and Andrew Doyle as chairmen among those examined, and says Glasgow took the pistol from Hackman and gave it to constable Halliburton. Chairmen is preserved without expanding the occupation. Two original issues reprint one account; reported testimony is not a separate trial verdict or proof of family identity. James is a named witness in one reprinted report, with no checked profile identified. The postal and shipmaster James subjects remain separate; no kinship or travel history is established. Gloucester Journal, 1779-04-12, p.3, Berrow's Worcester Journal, 1779-04-15, p.1, Jackson’s Oxford Journal, 1779-04-10, p.3

Glasgow-634 is a probable candidate for the explicit North Carolina Secretary of State records, matching the existing sourced public study. The Masonic officer, Dobbs candidate, Contentney and Raleigh addressee records form a compatible regional cluster; cross-record identity is inferred and remains qualified. Name, titles and locality do not prove spouse, parents or children. The 1798 former-secretary resignation report and 1799 report naming the late Secretary strongly fit that office comparison. Trustee and postal records remain compatible, without a distinctive identity bridge. The warrant allegations are attributed to the commissioners, not presented as a conviction. The published response and reproduced conveyance are retained alongside the accusations. The committee’s arrest claim and conditional trial debate are not convictions; no reply establishes exoneration by itself.

James Glasgow, Sec’ry, signs by Governor Richard Caswell’s command a North Carolina proclamation dated Newbern 10 January 1778 concerning the snow Diamond’s cargo after its wreck near Ocracoke Bar. Signed official secretary context supports probable correspondence with Glasgow-634’s North Carolina office study; no family or personal life date is established. The 10 Januarycargo-taking accusation is the proclamation’s attributed claim, not a conviction or a charge against Glasgow. The 14 January proclamation begins on the preceding page and continues onpage 3. The North-Carolina Weekly Gazette, 1778-01-16, p.2

James Glasgow, Sec’ry, signs by Governor Richard Caswell’s command a North Carolina proclamation dated Newbern 14 January 1778 announcing the qualification of superior-court clerks. Signed official secretary context supports probable correspondence with Glasgow-634’s North Carolina office study; no family or personal life date is established. The 10 Januarycargo-taking accusation is the proclamation’s attributed claim, not a conviction or a charge against Glasgow. The 14 January proclamation begins on the preceding page and continues onpage 3. The North-Carolina Weekly Gazette, 1778-01-16, p.3

James Glasgow, Marsh creek Carlisle list, 1795: Adult chronology fits, but North Carolina office context does not identify this Marsh creek addressee. No existing profile is identified. Glasgow-3290, Glasgow-2868 and Glasgow-634 remain weak compatible comparisons without a Marsh creek bridge. Do not join this addressee to the Lancaster 1773 or North Carolina subjects solely by name. No family or life-date change follows.

Glasgow-634 is a probable candidate for the explicit North Carolina Secretary of State records, matching the existing sourced public study. The Masonic officer, Dobbs candidate, Contentney and Raleigh addressee records form a compatible regional cluster; cross-record identity is inferred and remains qualified. Name, titles and locality do not prove spouse, parents or children. The 1798 former-secretary resignation report and 1799 report naming the late Secretary strongly fit that office comparison. Trustee and postal records remain compatible, without a distinctive identity bridge. The warrant allegations are attributed to the commissioners, not presented as a conviction. The published response and reproduced conveyance are retained alongside the accusations. The committee’s arrest claim and conditional trial debate are not convictions; no reply establishes exoneration by itself.

Wm. White of Lenoir is reported elected North Carolina Secretary of State in the room of James Glasgow, resigned. Parallel reports give Newbern, 8 December, and Halifax, 10 December 1798 datelines. They report one replacement/resignation event, not its precise day or cause. Provider collection titles retained where contemporary mastheads have not been independently verified. North American, 1798-12-24, p.3, Newbern Gazette, 1798-12-08, p.3

A commissioners’ report names James Glasgow, Esq., the late Secretary, while attributing irregular military land warrants to him. Reported commissioners’ allegations and conclusions, not an adjudicated conviction. The bounded paragraph introduces the attributed practices; later continuation gives further allegations. No family connection is stated. Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-17, p.2, Weekly Raleigh Register, 1799-12-24, p.4, Weekly Raleigh Register, 1799-12-24, p.4

James Glasgow, Esq., 4, is an addressee in a Raleigh post-office letters list headed April 1, reprinted in April–May 1797 issues. Three issues repeat one list. The marker 4 is preserved without interpreting it as age or independently proving a letter count. The heading prints no year in the bounded excerpt; 1797 is the issue context. Neither residence, collection, household nor continued life is proved. North-Carolina Journal, 1797-04-17, p.3, North-Carolina Journal, 1797-04-24, p.3, North-Carolina Journal, 1797-05-08, p.4

An Edenton proclamation dated February 1 reports that a chest belonging to James Glasgow, containing Secretary of State’s office papers, was thrown from a State-House window during a burglary attempt; the thieves had no time to carry it away. Issue date is 1 February 1798. Wm. Tyrrel’s separate trunk is reported stolen; James’s chest was not carried off. Papers had been deposited for an enquiry into suspected military land-warrant fraud. Property ownership and the proclamation do not establish James’s guilt or by themselves prove his office. State Gazette of North Carolina, 1798-02-01, p.3

A printed response to warrant accusations reproduces a conveyance dated 20 July 1785, purporting to transfer Francis Harrison’s claimed heir-at-law rights in Stephen and James Harrison’s military lands to James Glasgow, witnessed by Samuel Holladay. The document is reproduced as part of a response to allegations: this newspaper extract does not authenticate a signature, title or completed transfer. Francis claims Harrison kinship; it is not Glasgow kinship. Publication in December 1799 differs from the printed deed date 1785. The two Register 31 December URLs are archive copies of the same page. The supplementary reply passage attributes unsigned warrants to hurried business and denies fraudulent intention; this is his reported explanation, not a finding that the accusations were disproved. Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-24, p.4, Weekly Raleigh Register, 1799-12-31, p.4, Weekly Raleigh Register, 1799-12-31, p.4

The Register says it has seen a reply by Mr. Glasgow to the land-fraud charges and plans to print it in a future paper. This paragraph announces a reply without printing its text. Forename is not stated in this bounded notice; attribution to James follows the same issue’s late-Secretary report and remains contextual. It establishes neither guilt nor exoneration. Weekly Raleigh Register, 1799-12-24, p.3

A committee report says that among those it considered offenders in the land-warrant matter, none had been arrested except James Glasgow. This is the committee’s reported statement, not a conviction or an exact arrest date. Its language about offenders is attributed, not adopted as an independently proved description. Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-31, p.4

A legislative debate reports a proposed amendment to include James Glasgow’s case if it should be thought proper to bring him to trial. Conditional proposed trial provision, not proof that a trial occurred, that an amendment became law or that guilt was adjudicated. Weekly Raleigh Register, 1799-12-31, p.1

James Glasgow is an addressee in letters remaining at Newbern post office, list headed 1 July 1794. Two issues reprint one list. The complete heading and surname entry are saved; no identity, residence, collection, occupation, family or continued life is proved. The North Carolina Gazette, or, Impartial Intelligencer, and Weekly General Advertiser, 1794-07-12, p.1, The North Carolina Gazette, or, Impartial Intelligencer, and Weekly General Advertiser, 1794-08-02, p.4

Glasgow-634 is a probable candidate for the explicit North Carolina Secretary of State records, matching the existing sourced public study. The Masonic officer, Dobbs candidate, Contentney and Raleigh addressee records form a compatible regional cluster; cross-record identity is inferred and remains qualified. Name, titles and locality do not prove spouse, parents or children. The 1798 former-secretary resignation report and 1799 report naming the late Secretary strongly fit that office comparison. Trustee and postal records remain compatible, without a distinctive identity bridge. The warrant allegations are attributed to the commissioners, not presented as a conviction.

James Glasgow, Fayetteville, is an addressee in letters remaining at Fayetteville post office, list dated 5 November 1793. Post-office heading and entry saved separately. Fayetteville is the printed address qualifier; neither collection, permanent residence, age, household nor continued life is established. The Encyclopedian Instructor, 1793-11-19, p.1

James Glasgow, Esq., is an addressee in a Raleigh post-office letters list headed 1 January 1795, as printed in 1796 issues. Original heading and personal entry visually checked; long-s normalized to Glasgow. List date differs from issue date; postal title or address does not establish occupation, family, collection or that the addressee was still alive. All three saved headings actually print 1795; this anomalous year is retained, not silently corrected to 1796. The North-Carolina Journal, 1796-01-11, p.3, The North-Carolina Journal, 1796-01-25, p.4, The North-Carolina Journal, 1796-02-01, p.4

Col. James Glasgow, at Raleigh, is an addressee in letters remaining at Raleigh post office, list dated 1 April 1796. Original heading and personal entry visually checked; long-s normalized to Glasgow. List date differs from issue date; postal title or address does not establish occupation, family, collection or that the addressee was still alive. The North-Carolina Journal, 1796-05-16, p.4

Hon. James Glasgow is an addressee in letters remaining at Raleigh post office, list dated 1 July 1796. Original heading and personal entry visually checked; long-s normalized to Glasgow. List date differs from issue date; postal title or address does not establish occupation, family, collection or that the addressee was still alive. The North-Carolina Journal, 1796-07-25, p.3

James Glasgow, Muscadine Mathews and John Gray Blount are named signatories for holders of western land entries in a petition dated Raleigh, 23 December 1796. Two newspapers reprint one petition. The excerpt states land claims, a request for justice and conditional proposals concerning land possession; these are petitioners’ claims, not a judicial finding, a proved land grant to James individually or a family link. Provider collection title retained; contemporary masthead title not independently verified. The North American, 1797-02-18, p.3, The Washington Gazette, 1797-03-04, p.3

A Halifax report dated 10 December says Wm. White of Lenoir was elected North Carolina Secretary of State in the room of Mr. James Glasgow, resigned. The 24 December 1798 issue reports replacement after resignation; it does not give the precise resignation day. Provider collection title retained; contemporary masthead title not independently verified. North American, 1798-12-24, p.3

A University notice dated 10 May 1799 names Mr. James Glasgow, Newbern, among trustees who would form the visitation committee for the planned 4 July examination. Printed trustee and planned committee roster, not proof of attendance, completion of the examination, kinship or individual identity beyond the regional comparison. North-Carolina Gazette and Wilmington Weekly Post-Boy, 1799-06-13, p.2

A commissioners’ report printed in the Raleigh Minerva names James Glasgow, Esq., the late Secretary, while attributing irregular military land warrants to him. Reported commissioners’ allegations and conclusions, not an adjudicated conviction. The bounded paragraph introduces the attributed practices; later continuation gives further allegations. No family connection is stated. Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-17, p.2

The Raleigh Minerva continuation names James Glasgow in allegations about a warrant and assignment involving soldier James Harrison and witness Samuel Holladay, and grants issued by the Secretary to himself. Continuation of the commissioners’ report: these are attributed allegations, including a proposed need for Holladay’s testimony, not independent evidence of guilt or an adjudicated conviction. Harrison and Holladay are distinct people; county of Glasgow is a place. Only the clean left column is preserved here. Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-17, p.3

James Glasgow, North Carolina office and postal records, 1787–1795: Existing sourced North Carolina Secretary of State study matches the explicit state-office reports; postal, election and Masonic contexts are compatible without an individual bridge. Glasgow-634 is a probable candidate for the explicit North Carolina Secretary of State records, matching the existing sourced public study. The Masonic officer, Dobbs candidate, Contentney and Raleigh addressee records form a compatible regional cluster; cross-record identity is inferred and remains qualified. Name, titles and locality do not prove spouse, parents or children. No family or life-date change follows.

James Glasgow, Hackman affair witness, 1779: Adult chronology permits 1779; no London identity bridge. James is a named witness in one reprinted report, with no checked profile identified. The postal and shipmaster James subjects remain separate; no kinship or travel history is established. No family or life-date change follows.

James Glasgow, Lancaster postal addressee, 1773: Uncertain 1735 Maryland birth permits 1773; no Lancaster postal bridge. The three checked profiles remain possible; none identifies the addressee. No link to the 1757 Philadelphia/Fogs Manor, 1775 Charlestown or 1777 shipmaster James is established. No family or life-date change follows.

James Glasgow (2) is listed among letters remaining in Lancaster’s post office. Alphabetical letters-remaining list headed Post-Office, Lancaster. The (2) marker is preserved without reading it as an age. Nearby county names belong to other entries; the post office is not proof of James’s residence. Normalized Glasgow is the personal surname reading. The three checked profiles remain possible; none identifies the addressee. No link to the 1757 Philadelphia/Fogs Manor, 1775 Charlestown or 1777 shipmaster James is established. The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1773-07-21, p.4

James Glasgow and Andrew Doyle, styled chairmen, are named among persons examined in the Hackman/Miss Ray affair; Glasgow reportedly removed the pistol and gave it to Halliburton. The Hackman/Miss Ray report names James Glasgow and Andrew Doyle as chairmen among those examined, and says Glasgow took the pistol from Hackman and gave it to constable Halliburton. Chairmen is preserved without expanding the occupation. Two original issues reprint one account; reported testimony is not a separate trial verdict or proof of family identity. James is a named witness in one reprinted report, with no checked profile identified. The postal and shipmaster James subjects remain separate; no kinship or travel history is established. Gloucester Journal, 1779-04-12, p.3, Berrow's Worcester Journal, 1779-04-15, p.1

James Glasgow is named with Kingston Lodge No.3 and as Grand Secretary among elected and installed North Carolina Grand Lodge officers, at a Tarborough convention on 9–11 December 1787. Newbern report dated 20 December 1787, printed 7 January 1788. W. is the roster’s Masonic style, not an inferred first-name initial. Membership and office are reported; no family is supplied. Glasgow-634 is a probable candidate for the explicit North Carolina Secretary of State records, matching the existing sourced public study. The Masonic officer, Dobbs candidate, Contentney and Raleigh addressee records form a compatible regional cluster; cross-record identity is inferred and remains qualified. Name, titles and locality do not prove spouse, parents or children. The Columbian Herald, or Independent Courier of North-America, 1788-01-07, p.2

James Glasgow, Contentney, is an addressee in letters remaining at Newbern post office, notice dated 19 March 1788. Original place spelling Contentney retained. The letters would be returned if not collected by 5 April; no proof of collection, family or permanent residence. Contentney is a geographic qualifier, not another person. Glasgow-634 is a probable candidate for the explicit North Carolina Secretary of State records, matching the existing sourced public study. The Masonic officer, Dobbs candidate, Contentney and Raleigh addressee records form a compatible regional cluster; cross-record identity is inferred and remains qualified. Name, titles and locality do not prove spouse, parents or children. The State Gazette of North-Carolina, 1788-03-27, p.3

A Newbern report dated 16 April 1788 lists James Glasgow among Dobbs County candidates supposed to favor the federal constitution for the Hillsborough convention. Candidate and supposed political stance are the report’s language. No election victory is proved. Four issues reprint the same report; they are one event, not independent confirmations. Glasgow-634 is a probable candidate for the explicit North Carolina Secretary of State records, matching the existing sourced public study. The Masonic officer, Dobbs candidate, Contentney and Raleigh addressee records form a compatible regional cluster; cross-record identity is inferred and remains qualified. Name, titles and locality do not prove spouse, parents or children. Independent Gazetteer, 1788-05-13, p.2, Poulson's American Daily Advertiser, 1788-05-12, p.2, The Carlisle Gazette, and the Western Repository of Knowledge, 1788-05-21, p.3, Pittsburgh Weekly Gazette, 1788-06-07, p.2

James Glasgow, Esq., is reported chosen Secretary of State of North Carolina. The preceding councillors’ election is dated Tuesday the 11th ultimo; the separate secretary sentence does not explicitly assign that day to him. Issue date is 4 December 1788. No exact appointment day or household is inferred. Glasgow-634 is a probable candidate for the explicit North Carolina Secretary of State records, matching the existing sourced public study. The Masonic officer, Dobbs candidate, Contentney and Raleigh addressee records form a compatible regional cluster; cross-record identity is inferred and remains qualified. Name, titles and locality do not prove spouse, parents or children. The State Gazette of North-Carolina, 1788-12-04, p.3

A Fayetteville Grand Lodge report names James Glasgow, Esq., as elected Grand Senior Warden for the ensuing year. The report says the lodge met on the 18th ultimo; its precise meeting date needs the complete dated report header or minutes. The two papers reprint one appointment report, not independent elections. Masonic role is distinct from Secretary of State. Glasgow-634 is a probable candidate for the explicit North Carolina Secretary of State records, matching the existing sourced public study. The Masonic officer, Dobbs candidate, Contentney and Raleigh addressee records form a compatible regional cluster; cross-record identity is inferred and remains qualified. Name, titles and locality do not prove spouse, parents or children. The Independent Gazetteer, 1788-12-23, p.2, Poulson's American Daily Advertiser, 1788-12-24, p.3

An Edenton report dated 17 December 1789 names James Glasgow as Deputy Grand Master among North Carolina Grand Lodge officers appointed for the ensuing year. Contemporary office report; actual appointment minutes and cross-record identity are not independently checked. The newspaper report date is not an exact appointment day. Glasgow-634 is a probable candidate for the explicit North Carolina Secretary of State records, matching the existing sourced public study. The Masonic officer, Dobbs candidate, Contentney and Raleigh addressee records form a compatible regional cluster; cross-record identity is inferred and remains qualified. Name, titles and locality do not prove spouse, parents or children. The State Gazette of North-Carolina, 1789-12-17, p.3

A Newbern report dated 31 December names the Honorable James Glasgow as appointed Secretary of State by the North Carolina legislature. Two issues dated 25 January 1792 reprint the same report. The reported Thursday last is not converted into an exact appointment date; year context suggests the preceding December. No family is stated. Provider collection label retained; contemporary masthead title has not been independently checked. Glasgow-634 is a probable candidate for the explicit North Carolina Secretary of State records, matching the existing sourced public study. The Masonic officer, Dobbs candidate, Contentney and Raleigh addressee records form a compatible regional cluster; cross-record identity is inferred and remains qualified. Name, titles and locality do not prove spouse, parents or children. The North American, 1792-01-25, p.1, The Pennsylvania Herald, and York General Advertiser, 1792-01-25, p.2

Hon. James Glasgow, Raleigh, is an addressee in a post-office letters list dated 1 October 1795. Issue date 26 October 1795 differs from the list’s 1 October dateline. Thomas Banks is a separate addressee; this is not Thomas Glasgow. Raleigh is a geographic qualifier; no family or letter collection is proved. Glasgow-634 is a probable candidate for the explicit North Carolina Secretary of State records, matching the existing sourced public study. The Masonic officer, Dobbs candidate, Contentney and Raleigh addressee records form a compatible regional cluster; cross-record identity is inferred and remains qualified. Name, titles and locality do not prove spouse, parents or children. The North-Carolina Journal, 1795-10-26, p.4

James Glasgow, Marsh creek, appears in a Carlisle names/address list reprinted in July–August 1795. The printed Marsh creek qualifier immediately accompanies James, not the next Andrew Givin. Repeated list entries do not establish repeated acts, collected mail, family, permanent residence or continued life. No common list heading or list date was found on the inspected pages; postal interpretation remains qualified. No existing profile is identified. Glasgow-3290, Glasgow-2868 and Glasgow-634 remain weak compatible comparisons without a Marsh creek bridge. Do not join this addressee to the Lancaster 1773 or North Carolina subjects solely by name. Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette, 1795-07-15, p.3, Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette, 1795-07-29, p.4, Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette, 1795-08-12, p.4

James Glasgow, at Christiana Bridge in Newcastle county, advertises for private sale the former Charles Whitlock tanyard in the borough of Wilmington; notice dated 5 August 1782. Five issues repeat one private-sale advertisement dated 5 August 1782. James is the signed advertiser/contact; ownership, tanning occupation, completed sale, age and kinship are not proved. Printed places are borough of Wilmington and Christiana Bridge, Newcastle county; Delaware identification is a geographical interpretation, not the Philadelphia paper’s locality. The signed Wilmington/Christiana Bridge advertiser remains unidentified. Two Cecil County chronological/regional James profiles are compatible, without a property or individual bridge. The North Carolina secretary is another adult namesake but has a different documentary region; do not merge him solely because Wilmington is also a North Carolina place. The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-08-14, p.4, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-08-17, p.4, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-08-24, p.4, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-08-31, p.1, The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1782-09-11, p.4

• As Secretary ('James Glasgow, Sec'ry'), countersigned by Governor Richard Caswell's command a proclamation dated New Bern, 10 Jan 1778, concerning the cargo of the snow Diamond wrecked near Ocracoke Bar. — The North-Carolina Weekly Gazette, 16 Jan 1778 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/55455707/) (The North-Carolina Weekly Gazette, 1778-01-16, p.2)
• As Secretary, countersigned by Governor Caswell's command a proclamation dated New Bern, 14 Jan 1778, announcing the qualification of superior-court clerks. — The North-Carolina Weekly Gazette, 16 Jan 1778 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/55455713/) (The North-Carolina Weekly Gazette, 1778-01-16, p.3)

• Elected Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina at Tarborough, 9–11 December 1787, as a member of Kingston Lodge No. 3. — The Columbian Herald, or Independent Courier of North-America, 1788-01-07, p.2 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/604128613/) (The Columbian Herald, or Independent Courier of North-America, 1788-01-07, p.2)
• Letters awaited him at the Newbern post office, addressed 'James Glasgow, Contentney', in a list dated 19 March 1788. — The State Gazette of North-Carolina, 1788-03-27, p.3 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/55578590/) (The State Gazette of North-Carolina, 1788-03-27, p.3)
• Listed in April 1788 among the Dobbs County candidates 'supposed to favor the federal constitution' for the Hillsborough convention. — Poulson's American Daily Advertiser, 1788-05-12, p.2 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/1034014506/) (Poulson's American Daily Advertiser, 1788-05-12, p.2)
• Reported re-chosen Secretary of State of North Carolina at the November–December 1788 General Assembly. — The State Gazette of North-Carolina, 1788-12-04, p.3 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/55579319/) (The State Gazette of North-Carolina, 1788-12-04, p.3)
• Elected Grand Senior Warden of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina at Fayetteville, November 1788. — The Independent Gazetteer, 1788-12-23, p.2 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/39935175/) (The Independent Gazetteer, 1788-12-23, p.2)
• Appointed Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina for the ensuing year, December 1789. — The State Gazette of North-Carolina, 1789-12-17, p.3 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/55583318/) (The State Gazette of North-Carolina, 1789-12-17, p.3)
• Re-appointed Secretary of State by the North Carolina General Assembly in December 1791. — The North American, 1792-01-25, p.1 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/602495286/) (The North American, 1792-01-25, p.1)
• Styled 'Col. James Glasgow, at Raleigh' in the Raleigh post-office letters list of 1 April 1796. — The North-Carolina Journal, 1796-05-16, p.4 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/66180487/) (The North-Carolina Journal, 1796-05-16, p.4)
• Signed, with Muscadine Mathews and John Gray Blount, a petition dated Raleigh, 23 December 1796, for holders of western land entries; it was later referred to a US Senate committee (report of 1 March 1797). — The North American, 1797-02-18, p.3 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/467046163/) (The North American, 1797-02-18, p.3)
• In January 1798 thieves broke into the State House and threw from a window a chest belonging to him containing Secretary of State's office papers deposited for the land-warrant enquiry; it was left unopened (state proclamation). — State Gazette of North Carolina, 1798-02-01, p.3 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/55230363/) (State Gazette of North Carolina, 1798-02-01, p.3)
• Resigned as Secretary of State of North Carolina by early December 1798; William White of Lenoir was elected in his room (Newbern report dated 8 December 1798). — Newbern Gazette, 1798-12-08, p.3 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/55650665/) (Newbern Gazette, 1798-12-08, p.3)
• Trustee of the University of North Carolina (appointed 1790, term expired 1801, listed from Glasgow County); named 10 May 1799 to the trustees' visitation committee for the 4 July 1799 examination. — North-Carolina Gazette and Wilmington Weekly Post-Boy, 1799-06-13, p.2 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/55411407/); Sketches of the History of the University of North Carolina (1889) trustee list, https://archive.org/details/sketchesofhistor00univrich (North-Carolina Gazette and Wilmington Weekly Post-Boy, 1799-06-13, p.2)
• Named in December 1799 as 'the late Secretary' in the commissioners' report on irregular military land warrants. — Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-17, p.2 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/59123711/) (Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-17, p.2)
• A conveyance dated 20 July 1785, reproduced in his December 1799 reply to the land-fraud charges, purports to transfer to him Francis Harrison's claimed rights as heir-at-law in the military lands of Stephen and James Harrison, witnessed by Samuel Holladay. — Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-24, p.4 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/59123730/) (Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-24, p.4)
• By late December 1799 he was the only person arrested among those the legislative committee considered offenders in the military land-warrant frauds. — Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-31, p.4 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/59123741/) (Raleigh Minerva, 1799-12-31, p.4)

Check Lancaster tax, land and postal records and original evidence behind the candidate profiles; seek distinctive addresses or family identifiers.

Inspect original inquest and trial testimony for residence and occupation; compare namesakes only when an identifier bridges them.

Compare original state appointment minutes, Grand Lodge membership/office records and Dobbs election returns with Glasgow-634’s own identifying records; identify postal addresses through land and tax records.

Inspect Marsh Creek tax, land, probate and postal records and the original evidence behind candidate identities; seek a family identifier or signature.

Inspect Wilmington/New Castle deeds, tannery title and Charles Whitlock estate records, Christiana Bridge tax lists, and the candidates’ own family evidence for an individual bridge.