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Reviewed newspaper notices
1 distinct notices from 2 retained pages, earliest first. Reprints of the same notice are merged; 2 pages have saved inline excerpts. Open a notice for its clipping, reading and profile assessment.
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1 distinct notices · 2 retained pages
1792Verified surname passagegovernment appointmentPrinted in 2 issuesStrong match
James Glasgow
North Carolinab. by c. 1774 adult estimate
Reported appointed Secretary of State by the North Carolina legislature.
Birth estimate / source
Adult public office appointment in 1792, assuming 18+; age not stated
Occupation / trade
Published 1792-01-25 – 1792-01-25 · The North American · p. 1
Faithful bounded original viewer excerpt; provider search highlighting retained where visible. No reconstructed text. Issue metadata supplied by Newspapers.com. Source reference: The North American · 1792-01-25 · p. 1. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
A Newbern report dated 31 December names the Honorable James Glasgow as appointed Secretary of State by the North Carolina legislature.
Evidence and identity limits
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. Identity review (6 October 2026): A Newbern report of 31 December 1791, reprinted in Pennsylvania in January 1792, names the Hon. James Glasgow appointed Secretary of State by the North Carolina legislature. This is a strong match to Glasgow-634.
[b. c. 1735; d. 1819-11-17] · appointed North Carolina Secretary of State by the legislature (Dec 1791)Why this candidate?
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).
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