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Hewes attended Princeton but there is no evidence that he actually graduated. What is known is that he became an apprentice of a merchant and in fact became a very successful merchant. After finishing his apprenticeship he earned himself a good name and a strong reputation, which would serve him well in becoming one of the most famous signers of the Declaration of Independence for North Carolina.
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Nathaniel Gorham1738, May 271759
 
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Catherine the Great1729, Apr 211762
 
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George Clymer1739, Mar 161765
 
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Joseph McDowell Jr.1756, Mar 81776
 
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