Record #:

19543

Author(s):

Crittenden, Charles Christopher

Abstract:

English settlements in America were organized through charters, a legal document granting private individuals to own and govern pieces of land until the Lords of Trade recognized this did not serve England and began dissolving these charters. For North Carolina, the author looks at the history of charters within the state in two distinct periods; the first from 1706-1726 when charter owners were persuaded to give up their claims either by law or voluntarily and the second from 1726-1729 when charters were purchased out right from their proprietors.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 1 Issue 4, Oct 1924, p383-402, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

19544

Author(s):

King, Emma

Abstract:

The North Carolina Friends Society had a long history of attempting to extend educational rights to African American slaves and their ancestors. Reviewing meeting minutes from this group, the author recounts the various efforts to education African Americans dating as far back as 1814.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 1 Issue 4, Oct 1924, p403-411, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, African Americans; Society of Friends--North Carolina; Education--African Americans

Record #:

19545

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

War Camp Community Service worked jointly with other organizations like the Red Cross and the Salvation Army to enrich the lives of soldiers and sailors stationed in camps across the state by boosting morale through social events. These groups were organized throughout the state and specifics concerning members and activities of each are included for: Charlotte, Southport, Wilmington, Asheville, Hot Springs, Waynesville, Hendersonville, Durham, Morehead City, Elizabeth City, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, New Bern, Goldsboro, Raleigh, and Fayetteville.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 1 Issue 4, Oct 1924, p412-453, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects

Record #:

19546

Author(s):

Pratt, Joseph Hyde

Abstract:

Part IV, the third appearing in volume 1 issue 3 of this journal, of Colonel Pratt's diary reprinted here and covering his service from August 16, 1918 to September 29, 1918.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 1 Issue 4, Oct 1924, p475-540 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American

Record #:

19563

Author(s):

Clonts, F.W.

Abstract:

Early colonists attempted to establish roads and highways in eastern North Carolina but inhabitants of the Albemarle region depended largely on the area's natural waterways for transportation. Documentation of colonial transportation avenues is limited but the article outlines the history of travel throughout the region during the early colonial phase. The article expounds on early types of watercraft and the difficulties of travel over land.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 3 Issue 1, Jan 1926, p16-35, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Transportation--History

Record #:

19564

Author(s):

Coon, Charles L.

Abstract:

In 1815, public schools taught state geography and history interchangeably, the two subjects not yet distinguished as independent topics. Teachers would have used one of three textbooks: Guthrie's \"A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar and the Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World\"; Morse's \"Geography Made Easy, Being an Abridgement of the American Universal Geography\"; or Adams' \"Geography, or A Description of the World in Three Parts.\" These texts were chosen to discuss how geography was presented to school children in the early 19th century and the development and curriculum changes a century later.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 3 Issue 1, Jan 1926, p36-51, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Geography--Study and teaching; Public education--North Carolina

Record #:

19565

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Part IV and V in this series, presents three documents - \"The Petition of Reuben Searcy and Others\" (1759), George Sim's \"Address to the People of Granville,\" and Hermon Husband's \"Remarks on Religion.\" Both historic documents record incidents of property taxation in the Granville District. The first document is a complaint lodged against Robert Jones Jr., Attorney General of the state, for over taxation and the latter a public speech addressed to Granville County Residents to join together and overthrow local government. The third document is a reprint of Husband's 1761 pamphlet concerning his personal opinions about the connection between religion and politics.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 3 Issue 1, Jan 1926, p52-118, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

19566

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Provincial Governor George Burrington, 1731, spent much of his term in office in a controversy concerning the collection of quit rents. Debate between Johnston and his detractors is reprinted here with records beginning March 29, 1735 through 1750.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 3 Issue 1, Jan 1926, p119-131, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

19567

Author(s):

Connor, R.D.W.

Abstract:

The article's author presents a brief biography of Samuel A'Court Ashe. Ashe was a prominent figure in the state's history serving as a soldier, jurist, legislator, editor, and most importantly historian. He edited the 1904 seven volume series Biographical History of North Carolina from Colonial Times to the Present and wrote his own two volume state history entitled simply History of North Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 3 Issue 1, Jan 1926, p132-135, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ashe, Samuel A'Court, 1840-1938

Record #:

19568

Author(s):

Brown, C.K.

Abstract:

The history of the Piedmont Railroad Company begins with the proposal of a rail line between Greensboro and Danville, Virginia proposed in November 1848. Almost fourteen years later, the Piedmont Railroad Company was chartered in February 1862. This article reports on the legislative battle to approve the rail connection, logistics of establishing the railway, and the financial outcome of the company's operations.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 3 Issue 2, April 1926, p198-222, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Railroads--North Carolina--History--19th Century

Record #:

19569

Author(s):

Boyd, William K.

Abstract:

The eighth and ninth installment in this series presents a reprint of Hermon Husband's \"An Impartial Relation of the First Rise and Cause of the Recent Differences in Public Affairs\" (1770) and \"Fan for Fanning and a Touchstone for Tryon\" (1771). Both offer an account of complaints of many Regulators during the Colonial Period.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 3 Issue 2, April 1926, p223-362, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

19570

Author(s):

Jackson, W.C.

Abstract:

In this re-printing of his December 4, 1924 address before the State Literary and Historical Association, Jackson discusses a criticism of the post-confederate American south by essayist H.L. Mencken in which the region is described as completely lacking in culture and civilization.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Jan 1925, p3-18 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cultural development--North Carolina, Western; Culture--North Carolina; Culture--Southern; Cultural standard--North Carolina; Cultural criticism--North Carolina; Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

Record #:

19571

Author(s):

Boyd, William K.

Abstract:

The first article in the series, \"Some North Carolina Tracts of the Eighteenth Century,\" includes a re-printing of the ca. 1740 pamphlet, \"A True and Faithful Narrative of the Proceedings of the House of Burgesses of North Carolina,\" describing an attempt to impeach the colony's Chief Justice William Smith in 1739.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Jan 1925, p30-82, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina. House of Burgesses; Smith, William, 1728-1793; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Judiciary

Record #:

19572

Author(s):

Corbitt, D.L

Abstract:

The North Carolina Gazette was the first newspaper published in North Carolina. The oldest found edition was published on November 15, 1751 by James Davis and was number 15.The paper was printed in New Bern, and included information on a range of topics including period laws for tavern and ordinary keepers.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Jan 1925, p83-89, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Davis, James, 1721-1785; THE NORTH CAROLINA GAZETTE

Record #:

19573

Author(s):

Pratt, Joseph Hyde

Abstract:

Continued from October 1924, Vol.1(4) pp.475-540, Part V of Colonel Pratt's war diary reprinted here. This section includes entries dated from September 30, 1918 - October 17, 1918.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Jan 1925, p117-144 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1914-1918