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13874
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On 24 March 1663, Charles II granted land in the New World to eight men who had supported his efforts to regain the throne of England. The second in a series of biographical sketches describing the Lords Proprietors, Powell discusses George Monck, the Duke of Albemarle. This article discusses Monck's career prior to coming to the New World as well as his family and business conducted through 1677, the year of his death.
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13880
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On 24 March 1663, Charles II granted land in the New World to eight men who had supported his efforts to regain the throne of England. The third in a series of biographical sketches describing the Lords Proprietors, William Powell discusses the Gallant William Craven. This article discusses Craven's career in England prior to coming to the New World as well as his namesakes in North Carolina.
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14948
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Large sums of money were expended in the antebellum period by the Neuse River Navigation Company, and a tremendous amount of work was done in an endeavor to bring about an increase in river transportation.
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14954
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Ebenezer Academy is an old school with a lasting influence. Many distinguished sons of North Carolina, such as newspaper editors, congressmen, judges, ministers, lawyers, doctors, and teachers obtained their education within its walls. And Davidson College was the direct result of the work done by the teachers and students of Ebenezer.
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20289
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Powell provides an amended list of Douglas C. McMurtrie's 1938 bibliography of 18th century North Carolina imprints. The bibliography lists books printed in North Carolina in the 18th century, along with books which no longer survive, but are thought to be a product of North Carolina.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 35 Issue 1, Jan 1958,
p50-73, il, f
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20298
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This is a reprint of the combination diary and cashbook of early American journalist, printer, and reformer Joseph Gales. The diary covers the period between September 24, 1794 and July 30, 1795 while the cashbook contains entries made between May, 1794 and December 26, 1795. Some biographical information on Gales is provided in the introduction and conclusion, and some analysis by the author is offered throughout.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 26 Issue 3, July 1949,
p335-347, f
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20568
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Subscription books are loosely defined as a market selling publications to individual buyers. The author looks at the long history of such publications before focusing more specifically on North Carolinians subscribing between 1733 and 1850 at the height of popularity for press subscriptions. Included are comprehensives lists both for books purchased by the state's citizens and those citizen's whom were subscribers.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 39 Issue 4, Oct 1962,
p423-499, bibl, f
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20697
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This article details the results of a research project conducted by William S. Powell to uncover the biographies of the Roanoke colonists and explorers. Information on why, how, and where Powell's research was conducted is provided throughout the article, and a brief review of explorations and attempts at settlement on the NC coast between 1584 and 1590 is also provided. Powell found biographical information on 278 colonists in his research, and offers a few examples of his discoveries in the remaining pages.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 34 Issue 2, April 1957,
p202-226, f
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20741
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This is a reprint of a manuscript letter written by Governor William Tryon on July 26, 1765 to an uncle in England providing a casual account of his first nine months in North Carolina. Information of Tryon's arrival and the letter itself as well as biographical information on the letter's recipient is included in Powell's introduction.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 34 Issue 3, July 1957,
p406-415, f
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21063
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An examination of historical and modern records on animals, birds, and other forms of moving life that are native to North Carolina and whose presence predates European exploration.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 50 Issue 2, April 1973,
p155-168, il
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21249
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This article examines the colonization and exploration of the New World including present day North Carolina by British colonists and explorers during the first half of the 17th century. While colonization efforts were hindered by civil war in England, interest in Carolina increased after 1649.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 51 Issue 1, Jan 1974,
p1-21 , il, por, map, f
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24651
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The author highlights the Roanoke explorations, Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618), and the first colonists on Roanoke Island, with special attention paid to a relatively unknown member of the exploration party, Edward Gorges, who sailed to the Island in 1585 with Sir Richard Granville.
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29296
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On March 15, 1781, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina was lost by Americans to the British. Despite the British victory, the battle ultimately weakened the British Army and led to General Cornwallis’s surrender at Yorktown.
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41119
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12542
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James W. Cannon is an initial member of the NORTH CAROLINA magazine Business Hall of Fame. He is the founder of the Cannon Manufacturing Company (later Cannon Mills) in Kannapolis. In 1898, one of his plants began production of what was to become the world-famous Cannon towels.
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