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to run the line according to the new instructions. In com-
pliance with these orders, the line was drawn during the
summer of 1772.
The Assembly did not meet again until March, 1773 at
which time Governor Martin officially informed the legislature
of his action and requested that the commissioners be paid
for their work. At the same time he informed the Assembly
that the reasons for their failure to carry out the royal
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instructions during the previous session had been "ill-received"
by the King. In this connection, Martin relayed to the As-
sembly the King's assurance that the royal determination had
been made "upon the maturest consideration," with the strict-
est regard to the general interests of both provinces, and
"with no predilection" to the Interests of South Carolina
or Lord Charles Montague, as was previously suggested.33
The Assembly, nevertheless, clung steadfastly to its
position and Immediately issued its reply to the Governor.
They maintained that in addition to the loss of more than a
million acres of land and a number of useful citizens and tax-
payers, North Carolina gained nothing from this action. As
South Carolina was to be the only benefactor, it then be-
came incumbent on South Carolina to stand the expense. Hence,
for the second time, the Assembly declared its refusal either
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McCarty, Jerry L. The Provincial Congress of North Carolina 1774-1776, thesis, January 1970; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131213/m1/19/?q=green+energy: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .