Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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for "Watson, Alan D."
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19524
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In response to the smallpox epidemic in other parts of the United States, North Carolina took action to safeguard its inhabitants by instituting an approach to public health similar to towns like Boston. Watson discusses the development of public health in the state in response to smallpox and the evolution of preventative measures.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 90 Issue 1, Jan 2013,
p26-48, il, por
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21079
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A study of the society and economy in colonial Edgecombe County from 1730 to 1775 brought about by a then current interest in historical demography, developments in historical geography in Colonial North Carolina launched by H. Roy Merrens, and the large repository of county records which, at the time of the article's writing, had not been mined of their potential. The article relies heavily on inventories of estates in conjunction with other county data.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 50 Issue 3, July 1973,
p231-255, por
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21098
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This article investigates the nature of orphanages in colonial North Carolina using Edgecombe County as a case study. A prominent issue was the lack of close supervision of guardians who often embezzled from orphans' estates or neglected orphans' educations. In other cases, orphans had no estates and were apprenticed to masters to learn a trade. While there were advantages to those orphans who had estates, treatment of the children varied with the guardian or master.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 52 Issue 2, April 1975,
p105-119, il
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21168
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This article looks at relief for the poor in North Carolina, a continuous function of the Anglican parishes, county courts, and provincial assembly. Relief to the poor was seen not only as desirable but virtually mandatory, and important precedents were established in theory and practice during this period that would govern society's attitudes toward the poor and poor relief after the Revolution.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 54 Issue 4, Oct 1977,
p347-366, il, f
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21170
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This article looks at the history, construction, and character of the mile-long row of oceanfront beach cottages built in Nags Head in the years between the Civil War and World War II.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 54 Issue 4, Oct 1977,
p367-392, il, por, map
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21178
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During the colonial period, eastern North Carolina possessed an inadequate and underdeveloped system of roads. To better road conditions, the colony tried appointing road commissioners, building bridges at public expense and putting up signposts and mile markers. Though they tried to improve the road network, the failure to enforce laws, the physical obstacles of the state's geography and shortages in the labor pool kept road conditions poor.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 45 Issue 4, Oct 1968,
p399-417, map, f
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21218
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This article examines the ideology of subordination that has allowed the role of women in North Carolina history to be overlooked, as well as the roles and achievements of women in the colonial settlement period.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 58 Issue 1, Jan 1981,
p1-22, il, por, map, f
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21248
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A look at the origins and functionality of the slave courts in North Carolina between 1715 and 1785, an institution that reflected the desired slave behaviors as set by white slave owners, provides evidence of white society's fears of a disobedient slave population, and reveals the fears of the slaves themselves. Like in other British colonies, these courts were created to handle slave criminality beyond the scope of ordinary police regulations. They were designed to assure slaves a judicial hearing, to curtail the cost of a regular trial, and to expedite justice and reduce the loss of slave labor time.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 60 Issue 1, Jan 1983,
p24-36
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21270
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Starting with one ferry in 1700, the ferry service has expanded since North Carolina's settlement to facilitate travel for various purposes. During the colonial period, ferries made it easier for colonists to go to court, church, taking livestock to market, traveling for muster and for quicker delivery of mail through the postal service.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 51 Issue 3, July 1974,
p247-260, il, map, f
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21320
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This article challenges and reevaluates several of historian Julian Boyd's interpretations regarding the appointments of sheriffs in colonial North Carolina. The author uses quantitative evidence from 14 counties, the number of sheriffs who were justices of the peace, the frequency of self-recommendation, the frequency of county court recommendations and the governor's use of independent judgment in the appointment of sheriffs.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 4, Oct 1976,
p385-398 , f
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21322
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An examination of the mid-19th century tradition of participatory democracy via public gathering known as the public meeting. Recurrent, spontaneous, and for political, economic, or humanitarian reasons, the public meeting provided a forum for the declaration and influence of public opinion. A particular focus on meetings in Edgecombe County, a politically active county with a predilection toward involvement in public affairs, a progressive agricultural center, and a steady access to newspapers, serves as a good case study.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 64 Issue 1, Jan 1987,
p19-42, il, por, f
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21350
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The county as a unit of government became very important during the Colonial Period of the 18th century in North Carolina. The county was instrumental in the disbursement of public funds for a variety of purposes. This included construction and maintenance of public buildings, salaries for sheriffs, clerks of court and tobacco inspectors, provision of public services, construction of bridges and operation of ferries, standardizing weights and measures, surveying of county boundaries and provision of charitable services.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 55 Issue 3, July 1978,
p284-305, il, f
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21392
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An examination of the role of the constable, the lowest position on the peace keeping hierarchy in the colony, along with the establishment, organization, and duties of the constabulary office in Colonial North Carolina.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 68 Issue 1, Jan 1991,
p1-16, il, f
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21520
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This article concentrates on the efforts made to improve the navigability of watercourses - rivers and streams - within the state in the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Additional attention is given to the role of government, particularly that of the state of North Carolina, as a political force that energized improvements for the benefit of the people first through the \"quasi-public corporation\" system of encouraging private corporations to undertake navigation improvements, and then eventually moving to direct investment in corporate enterprises while assuming responsibility for supervising the more important navigation projects.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 74 Issue 1, Jan 1997,
p37-73, il, por, map, f
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21569
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During the colonial and early state periods of North Carolina, the state use lotteries as a way to privately augment public projects. A wave of reform in the early 19th century, in coordination with stronger communities and governments, led to the gradual elimination of gambling and lotteries in North Carolina. State governments wanted to help shape the morality of their citizens and were willing to fund such public projects as education. By 1835, North Carolina had done away with lotteries for moral and practical reasons just as many northeastern states had in 1833. North Carolina led the first wave of the southern anti-gaming movement, following only Louisiana and Tennessee.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 69 Issue 4, Oct 1992,
p365-387 , il, f
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