Show early Curr alloy Dispa ids it is not a generally known historical fact that from 1774 to 1784 the territory now known as tennessee formed a part of north carolina and that in 1785 thel ten becoming dis satis fled with their government organized a state government under the name of franklin to which was maintained for sole years the state afterward orga nihed disbanded and territorial terri toral tennessee was af annexed to north carolina rhe following ia among the java pawed by the legislature of the state of frank in we copy it as found i a speech by daniel webster 0 n the curr tucy of 1838 be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of franklin and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same that from the lot day of january 1789 the salaries of the offic evi of this com be as follows his excellency the govenor per annum deer skins the secretary to his excellency the loverreta lo verret per aurum ra chou ains 4 the treasurer to tha state racoon skills each county clerk beaver skins clerk of bouse of commons racoon skins Al embers of the assembly per dieta three skins justic fees for signing it war rent one skin td constable for serving a warrent one mink skin enacted into the law the day of october 1781 4 ur ider the great seal of the state |