(seq. 1)

North Carolina General Assembly

The General Assembly 14 Dec 1787
Whereas or both have represented to this
General Assembly that the claimants and
holders of Lands entered in the late office
of John Armstrong at Hillsborough have
evaded or refused to return such Land
in this lists of Taxable property upon
the pretence of being Coveted by an
Act of the last Genneral Assembly

Resolved that the County Courts
be directed and required to instruct the persons
who take the lists of Taxable property within
their respective Counties to require by ad-
vertisement all persons holding such Land
to make immediate return thereof under
the pain of being prosecuted for a [full?]
return and the Justices of the served Counties
are hereby expressly required to see this
resolution carried into effect
By adn
Alex Martin S.S.
Jno Sitzreaves S.C.