Reported events, notices, advertisements and letters. OCR matches need visual checking; place names, vessels and matches to other surnames are excluded from Glasgow surname evidence.
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Reviewed newspaper notices
3 distinct notices from 5 retained pages, earliest first. Reprints of the same notice are merged; 5 pages have saved inline excerpts. Open a notice for its clipping, reading and profile assessment.
How to read these notices
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3 distinct notices · 5 retained pages
1796Verified surname passagepost-office listPrinted in 3 issuesProbable match
James Glasgow
Raleigh, North CarolinaBirth unknown
Named as an addressee in a Raleigh post-office letters list headed 1 January 1795.
Place / address
Published 1796-01-11 – 1796-02-01 · The North-Carolina Journal · p. 3
Faithful bounded original source passage, visually checked 5 October 2026; long-s typography normalized to Glasgow in the reading. Issue heading outside crop; provider issue metadata retained. Source reference: The North-Carolina Journal · 1796-01-11 · p. 3. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
James Glasgow, Esq., is an addressee in a Raleigh post-office letters list headed 1 January 1795, as printed in 1796 issues.
Evidence and identity limits
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. Identity review (6 October 2026): A Raleigh post-office list, printed in January–February 1796 under a heading dated 1 January 1795, includes James Glasgow, Esq. This is a probable match to Glasgow-634.
[b. c. 1735; d. 1819-11-17] · addressee, Raleigh post office (list headed 1 Jan 1795, printed 1796)Why this candidate?
'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).
1796Verified surname passagepost-office listProbable match
James Glasgow
RaleighBirth unknown
Colonel and addressee in letters remaining at Raleigh post office; list dated 1 April 1796.
Occupation / tradePlace / address
Published 1796-05-16 · The North-Carolina Journal · p. 4
Faithful bounded original source passage, visually checked 5 October 2026; long-s typography normalized to Glasgow in the reading. Issue heading outside crop; provider issue metadata retained. Source reference: The North-Carolina Journal · 1796-05-16 · p. 4. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
Col. James Glasgow, at Raleigh, is an addressee in letters remaining at Raleigh post office, list dated 1 April 1796.
Evidence and identity limits
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. Identity review (6 October 2026): A Raleigh post-office list dated 1 April 1796 includes Col. James Glasgow, at Raleigh. The colonelcy matches Glasgow-634's Dobbs militia rank, so this is a probable match.
[b. c. 1735; d. 1819-11-17] · addressee, Raleigh post office (Apr 1796)Why this candidate?
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).
1796Verified surname passagepost-office noticeProbable match
James Glasgow
Raleigh, North CarolinaBirth unknown
Hon. James Glasgow listed among letters remaining at Raleigh post office; list dated 1 July 1796
Published 1796-07-25 · The North-Carolina Journal · p. 3
Faithful bounded original source passage, visually checked 5 October 2026; long-s typography normalized to Glasgow in the reading. Issue heading outside crop; provider issue metadata retained. Source reference: The North-Carolina Journal · 1796-07-25 · p. 3. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
Hon. James Glasgow is an addressee in letters remaining at Raleigh post office, list dated 1 July 1796.
Evidence and identity limits
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. Identity review (6 October 2026): A Raleigh post-office list dated 1 July 1796 includes the Hon. James Glasgow. This is a probable match to Glasgow-634.
[b. c. 1735; d. 1819-11-17] · addressee, Raleigh post office (July 1796)Why this candidate?
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).
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