On May 18, 1841, the Mecklenburg Jeffersonian urged readers to donate towards the construction of a monument to the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
The celebrations of 1835 were described in letters by two eye-witnesses and later compiled in The Papers of William Alexander Graham, J. G. DeRoulhac Hamilton, editor, NC State Dept. of Archives and History 1957. William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) was at that time a lawyer and member of the Whig Party.
To- William Alexander Graham From- Alfred Graham. Spring H[ill] Forge May 29th, 1835.
The birth-day of our country’s liberty was celebrated in this place by the Lafayette Artillery in handsome style. The day was peculiarly favorable, a continued breeze and a sufficient overcast to prevent the scorching rays of the sun, rendered it pleasant and agreeable.