The Meck. Dec. Document
According to legend, the original Mecklenburg Declaration of Independencewas signed by more than twenty-five prominent citizens of Mecklenburg County on May 20, 1775.
There is no original copy of this document because it is alleged to have been burned in a fire shortly after its signing. However, others believe the loss in a fire was a misinterpretation of an historical event when John McKnitt Alexander's home burned.