Record #:

10081

Author(s):

Turner, Herbert S.

Abstract:

In the 1820s, Archibald D. Murphey fostered legislation to instate a lottery in North Carolina that would raise funds for the completion of a project five to six volume work called A HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA. The project, however, was never to be. Though the legislation passed, the lottery failed after two attempts. Murphey relinquished the idea stating, “...The truth is, the habits and pursuits of the people of North Carolina will not afford encouragement to lotteries.”

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 1, June 1971, p9-10, por

Subject(s):

Lotteries

Record #:

10688

Author(s):

Turner, Herbert S.

Abstract:

By the early 1800s, summer resorts had become very popular in the South, especially those with natural springs considered to be curative. One of the most famous North Carolina springs was the Rockingham Mineral Springs, later known as Lenox Castle. Visitors came from as far away as Georgia and Alabama, and cabins were built near the spring to accommodate visitors. Around 1800, John Lenox, an eccentric land speculator and promoter, purchased the springs and began advertising it in Raleigh newspapers as Lenox Castle or The Castle of Thundertonstrench.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 37 Issue 7, Sept 1969, p12-13, 24, il

Subject(s):

Mineral waters; Springs; North Carolina--Social life and customs; Summer resorts--Rockingham County--History

Record #:

10616

Author(s):

Turner, Herbert S.

Abstract:

At the beginning of the 19th-century, the members of the Hillsborough Bar were considered to be unsurpassed in the state for learning, ability, and eloquence. Few members' reputations exceeded that of Archibald DeBow Murphey, a former University of North Carolina professor whose legal reputation was built on personal magnetism and a masterly command of the English language combined with an extensive knowledge of criminal law. From 1812 until 1818, Murphey was a member of the State Senate where he was a reform leader. In 1818, he was appointed Judge of the Superior Court and he also served as a clerk, court reporter, and two-term Justice on the State Supreme Court before returning to private practice in 1820.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 38 Issue 7, Sept 1970, p9-10, 12, il, por

Subject(s):

Record #:

10739

Author(s):

Turner, Herbert S.

Abstract:

Marshal Michel Ney, who was executed in 1815, was one of Napoleon's greatest soldiers. According to legend, he did not die but escaped to the United States. Supposedly he was teaching school and living in Rowan County at the time of his death in 1846.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 37 Issue 20, Mar 1970, p17-18, il

Subject(s):

Ney, Michael, duc d'Elchingen, prince de la Moskowa, 1769-1815; Legends--Rowan County