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Record #:
16865
Author(s):
Mitchell, Thornton W.
Abstract:
The West Case concerns a letter, dated August 26, 1790, from George Washington to the state's governor and council. The lawsuit, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. B.C. WEST, JR., began on May 10, 1974 when it was discovered this letter was to be auctioned at Southeby's in New York. This auction coincided with theft of documents from the archive and further evidence pointed to an Elizabeth City man named West who was illegally selling historic records. After much deliberation and a lengthy appeals process the letter was returned to the state.
Source:
Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 29 Issue 6, Nov 1981, p126-131
Subject(s):
Historic documents; Legal cases
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Record #:
21455
Author(s):
Mitchell, Thornton W.
Abstract:
A look at the establishment in 1742 of the Granville District, an area of North Carolina that was created from the consolidation of Lord John Carteret's (later Earl Granville) land claims totaling to 1/8th of the royal Carolina grant. Information on the establishment of the Granville District just south of the Virginia-North Carolina border, on its administration by various land agents, its settlement, its eventual confiscation by the state of North Carolina during the American Revolution, and the heirs' attempts to recover it are included.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 70 Issue 2, April 1993, p103-129, il, por, map, f
Subject(s):
Carteret, John, 1690-1763; Granville District
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Record #:
44743
Author(s):
Mitchell, Thornton W.
Abstract:
This article summarizes a paper presented at the North Carolina Genealogical Society's annual meeting in October 1988. Discussion focused on the problems with Anson County records. In April 1868, Anson County courthouse burned.
Source:
North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal (F253 .N882A), Vol. 15 Issue 2, May 1989, p66-68
Subject(s):
Anson County--Genealogy
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Record #:
21244
Author(s):
Mitchell, Thornton W.; Mitchell, Memory F.
Abstract:
This article reviews the bequests made on the behalf of John Rex of Raleigh after his passingin 1839. In his will, Rex wished that fund would be donated to establish a hospital in Raleigh, which would be known as the Rex Hospital. Lesser known was his wish to free his slaves and fund their transport and resettlement back in Africa.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 49 Issue 3, July 1972, p254-279, il, por, f
Subject(s):
Rex, John, 1765-1839; Rex Hospital (Raleigh)--History
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Record #:
21247
Author(s):
Mitchell, Thornton W.; Mitchell, Memory F.
Abstract:
This article follows up on the bequests made on the behalf of John Rex upon his death in 1839. It especially covers the efforts of Reverend William McLain to release funds Rex set aside for his freed slaves. These former slaves were relocated back to Africa by the American Colonization Society of which McLain was Secretary.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 49 Issue 3, July 1972, p353-383, il, por, map, f
Subject(s):
Slavery--Emancipation; Rex, John, 1765-1839
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Record #:
44712
Author(s):
Liinn, Jo White; Mitchell, Thornton W.
Abstract:
"As early as1663, the Lord Proprietors relied on a headright system to distribute land and to attract settlers." The system was firmly in place by 1667. Persons of all social classes claimed headrights.
Source:
North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal (F253 .N882A), Vol. 15 Issue 1, February 1989, p2-11, il, f
Subject(s):
Property Acquisition--Colony of North Carolina--Headrights; Genealogy--Migrations--Headrights
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