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for "The North Carolina Booklet"
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22120
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Contrary to popular accounts of North Carolina history, the first settlers on the north side of the Albemarle Sound did not come to the area to escape religious persecution in Virginia and New England. The author addresses the specific historiography on the subject using accounts from contemporary witnesses to support his analysis.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 5 Issue 4, April 1906,
p247-263
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22451
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This article explores the fiscal and economic conditions throughout the state of North Carolina during the American Civil War. It highlights the negative affect the war and subsequent blockade had upon South's state finances, revenue, expenditures, and general economic conditions.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 4, April 1915,
p195-219
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22524
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A great deal of misinformation, which has been debunked, exists on the county namesake; the real originator of Edgecombe County is still in question but likely leads back to the ancestors of the Earl of Mount-Edgecumbe of England.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 18 Issue 2, October 1918,
p116-119
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22048
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A description of 'Fort Defiance,' also known as 'The Fort,' the home built by Revolutionary War General William Lenoir between 1784 and 1785 in what is now Lenoir, NC in Caldwell County.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 3 Issue 6, Oct 1903,
p4-17, por
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22149
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This biography provides a short accounting of the life and family history of Francis Nash of Edgecombe County. Mr. Nash comes from a family of significant contributors to the state of North Carolina and he has continued this trend in public service to the state as a law clerk, lawyer, mayor, commissioner and contributor to North Carolina focused journals.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 2, October 1906,
p153-154
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22550
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William Ruffin Cox, born in 1832, became a lawyer in Tennessee in 1857, after which he married and moved to North Carolina. Upon the outbreak of the American Civil War, Cox was immediately appointed Major of the Second North Carolina troops, where he became renowned for his endurance and participation in some of the most famous battle of the war, also coming to the aid of General Lee. After the Civil War, Cox served North Carolina in reconstruction as a lawyer and elected official, later being elected as Secretary of the Senate of the United States.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 20 Issue 2,3,4,, Jan-April 1921,
p159-170
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22431
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The dedication on July 4, 1906 of a monument to General Francis Nash at the Guildford Courthouse National Military Park, served as an occasion to review his contributions to the Revolutionary movement in North Carolina and specific military service during the conflict.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 2, October 1914,
p74-90
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34546
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Joseph Graham was a Revolutionary War soldier from the State of North Carolina. Originally born in Pennsylvania, Graham’s family emigrated South in pursuit of a better political climate. Graham served as a soldier for American forces in fifteen Revolutionary War engagements and was severely injured or weakened in several. Following the war, Graham served as a county sheriff, a member of the local court, and in several political appointments. He was also owned an iron manufacturing business and wrote about the war later in his life.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 9 Issue 2, October 1909,
p61-78
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22186
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A reprint of an address given by North Carolina Congressman John D. Bellamy to the 57th Congress of the United States about H.R. 17356, a bill to erect an equestrian statue of Revolutionary War Major General Robert Howe in Wilmington, NC. Biographical, career, and military information on Howe is provided.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 7 Issue 3, January 1908,
p165-192
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34603
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Graham discusses the life and memorialization of William Lee Davidson, a Revolutionary War Lieutenant-Colonel from North Carolina. Davidson served as leader of a militia company and as a member of the State Committee of Safety. Davidson was killed at the Battle of Cowan’s Ford on February 1, 1781.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 13 Issue 1, July 1913,
p11-39
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34553
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George Durant was a Virginia resident who, in 1659, joined a group of settlers traveling south to purchase land in near the Perquimans River in modern day North Carolina. The Durant family settled on a tract aptly named Durant’s Land and established a tobacco plantation. Rising taxes on New England tobacco imports created tension among planters and Durant threatened to revolt against the Governor in charge of the Albemarle region. Durant became one of the leaders in Culpepper’s Rebellion and was a key participant in re-establishing the colonial government.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 9 Issue 4, April 1910,
p215-222
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22467
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This article provides biographical information and anecdotal stories about George Edmund Badger, the thirteenth Secretary of the US Navy and a North Carolina native. It also touches upon his ten years of service in the US Senate, where his knowledge of naval matters was highly sought and listened to.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 15 Issue 3, January 1916,
p136-151 , por
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22121
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This article examines the formation of the counties of North Carolina throughout the state's history as well as the historical figures, places, and peoples that the counties are named after.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 1, July 1906,
p27-49, por
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22057
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A look at the career of Colonial North Carolina Royal Governor Charles Eden.
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15.Governor Jesse Franklin by Alderman, J.T. The North Carolina Booklet Vol. 6 Issue 3, January 1907
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22154
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This article examines the life and service of Jesse Franklin of Surry County. Franklin was commissioned a Lieutenant in George Washington's army and took part in numerous military engagements. After the Revolutionary War, Franklin was a member of the state legislature and was eventually elected to Congress as a Senator. After he retired from Congress, Franklin was appointed to treat with the Chickasaw Indians and was elected governor of North Carolina in 1820.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 3, January 1907,
p185- 203
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