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20372
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It has been argued that historical archaeology began in North Carolina with the work of Talcott Williams in the 19th century in search of the Roanoke settlements or with the work of James Sprunt at Russellborough near Brunswick Town. Beaman argues that historical archaeology did not flourish in the state until the mid 20th century, when Morely Jeffers Williams conducted the first archaeological investigation into the opulent pre-Revolutionary home of William Tryon in New Bern.
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21530
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This article looks at the career and businesses of James Sprunt, a prominent Wilmington civic leader and merchant who, between the mid-1870s and 1900, transformed his firm, Sprunt and Son, from a small trader in naval stores to the nation's largest exporter of cotton to Europe. Sprunt was appointed as North Carolina's representative to the British vice-consulate between 1884 and 1915, and then occupied an equivalent post with the German vice-consulate from 1908 to 1911. Sprunt's business ties to Germany were distasteful to the English, and Sprunt eventually was forced to resign his vice-consular post.
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18294
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Lawrence calls James Sprunt \"one of the greatest men who ever lived in the Cape Fear Region.\" He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and came to Wilmington with his parents in 1854. He is remembered as an exporter, Cape Fear historian, philanthropist, writer, as well as a blockade runner during the Civil War.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 12, Aug 1941, p9, 23, por
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22012
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An account of the Cape Fear blockade during the Civil War written by James Sprunt, former purser of the confederate steamer LILLIAN. The essay contains stories about the blockade including blockader runners, the rescue of Madame DeRosset, the Confederate Navy, a description of Smithville (Southport), an account of the blockade runner KATE, and more.
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