1761 ship's passage, "Abner Holmes, Master of the Sch. Tyrall...bound to our Sovereign Lord George the third...25th of December, 1761, Port of Roanoke and bound for Boston"; land survey and indenture of Tryon County, signed William Tryon, Governor of North Carolina, dated 1762, with partial seal; land indenture, signed William Calvit, Johnston County, dated 1765; land indenture, Chowan County, dated 1764; land indenture, Johnston County, dated 1767; Royal Land Grant, Mecklinburg County, dated 1772, signed "Jo..Martin", Governor of North Carolina; court summons for Superior Court of Salisbury, Wilks County, Governor Richard Caswell, dated 1778, refers to the State of North Carolina Note: Josiah Martin (1737-1786) was a British Army officer and colonial official who served as the ninth and last British governor of North Carolina from 1771 to 1776.Lieutenant General William Tryon (1729-1788) was a British Army general and official who served as the 39th governor of New York from 1771 to 1777, assuming the office after having served as the eighth governor of North Carolina from 1765 to 1771. Richard Caswell (1729 – 1789) was the first and fifth governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina, serving from 1776 to 1780 and from 1785 to 1787. He was also major general over all North Carolina militia in 1780 and from 1781 to 1783.Source: Wikipedia - Provenance: Private Collection, Franklin, North Carolina tears, foxing, staining, loss to edges, tape repair to 1772 royal land grant