Dobbs County, NC - 1779 Dobbs County Election Irregularities ~~~~~~~~~~ H.C. May 8, 1779 The Committee to whom is as referred the Petition of Etheldred Ruffin complaining of an undue Election in the County of Dobbs beg leave to report That having examined into the Allegations set forth in the said Petition find that the Sheriff did not swear the Electors at the desired so to do by the Petitioner several times & that a considerable number of Soldiers from several Counties were marched to the Election a part of whom voted Upon the whole your Committee are of opinion that the said Election was illegal and unfair - all which is submitted Wm Haywood CL Source: North Carolina Archives & History General Assembly Session Records May 3-5, 1779. Box 1. Folder: House Committee Reports, Committee of Privileges & Elections ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts - gpotts1@nc.rr.com ______________________________________________________________________