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for "The North Carolina Booklet"
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22061
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An examination of the generally unflattering observations on North Carolina citizens and society made by Virginia native Colonel William Evelyn Byrd in his publication, \"The History of the Dividing Line between Virginia and North Carolina\" (1728.) Challenges are offered to a number of specific quotes from Byrd's text.
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22062
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An account of the Revolutionary War battle at Moore's Creek Bridge on February 17, 1776, including details on war's origin. Reprints of letters written by Colonels James Moore and Donald McDonald are included among the battle details.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 3 Issue 11, Mar 1904,
p5-36, il, map
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22063
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An examination of the dispute between Georgia and North Carolina over lands that fell within the boundary of Georgia, and the subsequent appeals to Congress by Georgia to establish a decided border at the 35 degree North latitude. Congressional records as well as state records from Georgia and North Carolina serve as source material.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 3 Issue 12, April 1904,
p5-22
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22064
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This article details the 1740 Cartagena Expedition, an assault on Spanish colonies in South America. Forces consisted of 12,000 English troops and 3,600 troops from England's North American colonies including 400 North Carolinians. The expedition failed and resulted in the deaths of almost the entire North Carolina regiment along with majority of the English and Colonial ground forces.
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22065
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This article details and describes Outer Banks and the Roanoke Island area geography where America's first English settlement was located. Using historical maps, the article shows the different names used by colonists and explorers for the same features and describes why some features made settlement there desirable.
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22066
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This article details General Rutherford's 1776 expedition into western North Carolina to combat hostile Indian forces, led by the Cherokee Indian tribe.
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22067
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This article details recorded changes in the North Carolina coast between 1585 and 1900 by comparing historical maps with modern observations. Details include changed feature names, shifting shoals, moving inlets, and altered water ways.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 4 Issue 9, Jan 1905,
p3-13, map
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22079
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A look at the origin, colonial history, Revolutionary War History, and general history of Wake County through the year of 1783.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 5 Issue 1, July 1905,
p2-17, il
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22080
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A history of Edenton, North Carolina with a focus on the establishment and development of St. Paul's Church, clergy, and congregation.
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22081
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This is a re-print of a biographical sketch of William Hooper, signer of the Declaration of Independence, that first appeared in the Hillsboro Recorder in November-December of 1822, published in four parts. The sketch was written by Hooper's nephew, Archibald Maclaine Hooper, and the preface to the sketch was written by his great-great-grand-daughter Mrs. Spier Whitaker, nee Fannie De Berniere Hooper.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 5 Issue 1, July 1905,
p36-73, il, por, f
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22082
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A history of the towns in North Carolina that have served as the colonial or state capitol and how the capitol came to be located in each place.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Oct 1905,
p72-89, il
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22083
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A history of colonial North Carolina from 1700-1750 that disputes the accepted historiography of the time, particularly the work of George Chalmers, and attempts to compensate for the lack of surviving historical commentary from the period. An article appendix includes details of the wills that demonstrates period conditions.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Oct 1905,
p90-149, il
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22084
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Critical reviews of three North Carolina poets, John Henry Boner, Henry Jerome Stockard, and John Charles McNeil. Excerpts from their works are included.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Oct 1905,
p150-170
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22085
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An enthusiastic biographical sketch of Wilmington merchant, planter, and Revolutionary War statesman Cornelius Harnett, Jr.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 5 Issue 3, Jan 1906,
p171-201, il
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22086
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An enthusiastic character sketch of colonial official, surveyor, planter, etc., Edward Moseley. Many descriptions and quotations about Moseley from his contemporaries are included.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 5 Issue 3, Jan 1906,
p202-208
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