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| | Tryon Palace Historic Site |
 | | George Washington, first President of the United States, was entertained at a banquet and ball in the Palace on April 21, 1791, and many other state and national leaders were guests there before the main part of the Palace was burned on the night of February 27, 1798. |
 | | During January, 1771, provincial records were moved to New Bern from the office of the secretary of the colony at Wilmington. |
 | | Assuming their offices with Caswell, to serve until the meeting of the first state General Assembly in April, were James Glasgow, secretary of state; and Cornelius Harnett, Thomas Person, William Dry, William Haywood, Edward Starkey, Joseph Leech, and Thomas Eaton, members of the council of state. |
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