dʒˈɔːɹdʒ bˈɑːlɪŋɡɚ pɚswˈeɪdᵻd twˈɛnti ˈʌðɚ fˈæmɪliz tə lˈiːv nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə ɪnðə fˈɔːl ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ænd sˈɛɾəl ɪn ɐ ɹˈiːdʒən ɪmˈiːdɪətli wˈɛst ʌv wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ kˈeɪp dʒˈɜːɹɑːɹdˌoʊ, mɪzˈʊɹɹi.
George Bollinger persuaded twenty other families to leave North Carolina in the fall of 1799 and settle in a region immediately west of what is now Cape Girardeau, Missouri.