Record #:

22142

Author(s):

Olds, Fred A.

Abstract:

This article discusses the Colonial and Revolutionary Period artifacts and documents housed in the Hall of History at the Agricultural Building in Raleigh. The items found in the Hall pertain North Carolina's history and culture.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 2, October 1906, p123-145 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Record #:

22085

Author(s):

Connor, R.D.W.

Abstract:

An enthusiastic biographical sketch of Wilmington merchant, planter, and Revolutionary War statesman Cornelius Harnett, Jr.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 5 Issue 3, Jan 1906, p171-201, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Harnett, Cornelius Jr., 1723-1781

Record #:

34606

Author(s):

Lane, Joel

Abstract:

This article is a reprint of Joel Lane’s deed for the land sold to the state of North Carolina to create the permanent state government seat. The deed describes natural terrain features on the tract and the tract boundaries.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 13 Issue 1, July 1913, p57-59 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Raleigh--History; Lane, Joel, ca. 1740-1795

Record #:

34552

Author(s):

Fries, Adelaide L.

Abstract:

In 1753, the Moravian Brethren purchased 100,000 acres of land in North Carolina for Church settlement. Members could buy a 2,000 acre lot in one of the land tracts and settle the area; the entire community became known as Wachovia. The contracts for each lot are preserved in German archives. A map of the tracts is included in the article with additional information on the owners through 1767.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 9 Issue 4, April 1910, p199-214 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Moravians--History; Germans--North Carolina--Immigration

Record #:

22363

Author(s):

Washington, George

Abstract:

In his 1791 diary, George Washington chronicled his travels through North Carolina. Beginning in Halifax, he visited Tarboro, Greenville, New Bern, Trenton, and Wilmington before proceeding into South Carolina. His return route in May took him through Camden, Charlotte, Salisbury and Salem.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 1, July 1912, p41-52 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Washington, George, 1732-1799--Diary; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Presidential visits

Record #:

22478

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

Dr. Henry Elliot Shepherd was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1844. A graduate of Davidson College, the Military Academy at Charlotte, and the University of Virginia, Shepherd also served on the battlefield during the American Civil War. Advancing to the rank of First Lieutenant of Infantry in the Forty-Third North Carolina troops, Shepherd was the youngest commissioned officer in the Confederate Army. Shepherd returned home after being wounded at Gettysburg and held captive by the Union Army, later making a name for himself as college professor, president, and superintendent.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 16 Issue 1, July 1916, p52-55 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sheperd, Henry Elliot, 1844-1929; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Record #:

22148

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides a biographical accounting of the life and times of Dr. Richard Dillard of Edenton. During his life, Dr. Dillard earned many accolades such as an honorary degree of Master of Arts from Rutherford College in 1899; a membership on the first Historical Commission by Governor Aycock; and was a contributor to the North Carolina Booklet as well as other North Carolina focused publications.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 2, October 1906, p151-152 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dillard, Richard, 1857-1928

Record #:

22432

Author(s):

Cobb, Collier

Abstract:

The isolated situation and culture of Hatteras Island, North Carolina has contributed to the preservation of speech patterns characteristic of the early English and Scottish inhabitants of the island.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 2, October 1914, p91-99 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hatteras Island--History

Record #:

22187

Author(s):

Boyd, William K.

Abstract:

An examination of the first generation of American-born North Carolinians who, in the 18th century, migrated beyond the Allegheny mountains to establish settlements. A particular focus is placed on the political experiments and social conditions established in these westward frontier lands.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 7 Issue 3, January 1908, p193-209 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--1775-1865--Westward Migration

Record #:

22480

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

Edgar Wallace Knight, born in 1886 in Woodland, Northampton County, North Carolina, earned degrees at Trinity College and Columbia University. Knight is an author and frequent contributor to magazines on the subjects of education and history.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 16 Issue 1, July 1916, p58 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Knight, Edgar Wallace, 1886-1953

Record #:

22460

Author(s):

Royster, Hubert A.

Abstract:

Edmund Strudwick of Orange County, North Carolina was born in 1802, Strudwick studied medicine under Dr. James Webb and graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in 1824. Strudwick spent the rest of his life, until 1879, practicing medicine in North Carolina as an expert on lithology and general surgery. His most renowned cases involved the removal from a woman of an abdominal tumor which weighed 36 pounds.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 15 Issue 1, July 1915, p2-11 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Medical History; Strudwick, Edmund (1802-1879)

Record #:

22086

Author(s):

Hill, D.H.

Abstract:

An enthusiastic character sketch of colonial official, surveyor, planter, etc., Edward Moseley. Many descriptions and quotations about Moseley from his contemporaries are included.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 5 Issue 3, Jan 1906, p202-208 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Moseley, Edward, 1682-1749

Record #:

22367

Author(s):

Henderson, Archibald

Abstract:

Elizabeth Maxwell Steel of Salisbury is said to have provided much need accommodation and support to Nathaniel Greene as he retreated northward in front of the advancing army of Cornwallis in February 1781. This articles recounts the erection of a monument in her honor in 1911 by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her wartime letters provide evidence of her sentiments in favor of the Patriot cause.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 2, October 1912, p67-103, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary period, 1775-1783--Women

Record #:

22410

Author(s):

Albertson, Catherine

Abstract:

Enfield Farm, one of the oldest plantations in North Carolina, was where the 1677 Culpepper's Rebellion began. Enfield Farm was also the location where revolutionists kept the deputy governor and deputy collector prisoner while protesting high taxes on imported and exported goods.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 4, April 1913, p224-231 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

22430

Author(s):

Rondthaler, Howard E.

Abstract:

The fate of the \"lost\" English colony on Roanoke Island remains a mystery. John White's diary provides evidence of the earliest attempt to locate the missing colonists.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 2, October 1914, p65-73 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Roanoke Island--History