Mecklenburg County NcArchives Military Records.....Alexander, William J. June 9, 1842
Other War Steel Creek Troop & Military Company
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Steel Creek Militia  To Celebrate  The Fourth
   FOURTH OF JULY -- At a meeting of the Steel Creek Troop and Military 
Company, it was resolved that the necessary arrangements be made for 
appropriately celebrating our national anniversary at the usual parade ground.
   Whereupon a committee appointed to arrange the exercise reported the 
following, viz:
   RESOLVED, that COL. WM. ALEXANDER be requested to deliver an oration and 
THOMAS P. GRIER, ESQ., to read the Declaration of Independence.
                 OFFICERS OF THE DAY
   1st -  COL. WM. H. NEEL and MAJ. J. B. KNOX to review their respective 
companies
   2nd -  COL. WM. N. PARKS, Marshal, and MAJ. Z. A. GRIER, Assistant Marshal
   3rd -  COL. WM. M. GRIER, President; CAPT. A. G. NIEL and A. R. ERWIN, Vice 
president
   4th -  A dinner (Barbecue)
   COMMITTEE OF TOASTS -- JOHN M. POTTS, Captain; JOHN PRICE, CAPT. H. N. 
KNOX, DR. R. T. CHEEK, COL. JAMES A. GRIER, CAPT. THOS. P. FARIS, WM. PORTER, 
JOHN H. McDOWELL, and ROBERT M. SWANN.
   COMMITTEE OF INVITATION-- JOHN BIGHAM, JOHN S. CHEEK, WM. WADDLE, JOHN K. 
CAROTHERS, B. WILLIAMSON, THOMAS SIMRILL, and ALEX GRIER
   COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS -- THOMAS I. GRIER, ESQ., SAMUEL COX, ESQ., and 
ROBERT McDOWELL, ESQ.
   RESOLVED, That the Committees invite CAPT. ROBINSON'S Troops, CAPTAIN 
BROWN'S Company of Militia, the Revolutionary Soldiers and Clergy.
   The Ladies are very respectfuly requested to grace the celebration with 
their presence.
   RESOLVED, That party politics be entirely excluded on the occasion.
   RESOLVED, That the Editors of the Charlotte papers be requested to publish 
the above.

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