Record #:

15099

Author(s):

Tucker, Harry Z.

Abstract:

When Colonel Thomas Lenoir was captured at the Battle of Camden he was imprisoned in Lord Cornwallis' camp. Prisoners there were underfed and suffered greatly. Lenoir's oldest daughter Martha, twelve at the time, heard of the misery and rode off to the camp with a basket of food for her father. Her stout bravery impressed Cornwallis and he set her father free. Upon returning to the plantation, Thomas Lenoir forged a pair of gold earrings for his daughter, which became the subject of a well-known North Carolinian tale.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 25, Nov 1941, p12, 30, il

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

18447

Author(s):

Goerch, Carl

Abstract:

Continuing his travels around the state, Goerch describes the things of interest he found in Moore County in the state's Sandhills area. The county is one of the outstanding resort centers in the country with famous golf courses such as Southern Pines and Pinehurst. It is one of the state's largest peach-growing area and a progressive region from an industrial standpoint.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 25, Nov 1941, p1-4, 22-23, 25, il

Subject(s):

Moore County--Description and travel

Record #:

18448

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Weldon Edwards, planter, state senator, and congressman, was born near Gaston in Northampton County in 1788. Lawrence writes that \"prior to the Civil War he was one of the most active figures in the state in the fight against religious discrimination and prejudices.\"

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 25, Nov 1941, p8, 20

Subject(s):

Edwards, Weldon Nathaniel, 1788-1873