Chowan County NcArchives Military Records.....Skinner - Resignation, Gen. William 1779
Revwar - Enlistment 
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Colonial Records of North Carolina
Memorandum from William Skinner to the North Carolina General Assembly 
concerning his resignation from the Militia
Skinner, William, 1729-1798
May 10, 1779 
Volume 14, Page 301

RESIGNATION OF GEN. WM. SKINNER.

[From MS. Records in the Office of Secretary of State.]

Smithfield, May 10th, 1779.

To the Hon'ble the General Assembly of North Carolina:
The Important Appointment, of General of the Edenton Brigade of Militia, 
which, by the vote of the General Assembly, I some time Since Rec'd, Merits my 
Grateful acknowledgements, as it is an appointment as Honourable as important.

And, as my Experience in Military Matters is Very Small, my Continuing in that 
Office might, perhaps, be a Public Injury, as well as fatal to those whose 
Lives might in a Manner Depend on my Conduct. For these Reasons I take the 
Liberty at this Time of Resigning that appointment which I heretofore, with 
Reluctance, Accepted.

I am, Gentlemen,
Your Most Obed't Serv't,
WM. SKINNER.

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