Record #:

28635

Author(s):

DeMott, Mortimer

Abstract:

Excerpts are presented from a journal kept by Mortimer DeMott in April and May, 1837. DeMott was in ill health and on a trip to the West Indies when the ship docked in Wilmington, North Carolina for several weeks.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 22 Issue 3, May 1979, p1-6, il, f

Subject(s):

Personal narratives; Wilmington--History

Record #:

28636

Author(s):

Wright, Thomas

Abstract:

Reverend Thomas Wright lived in Wilmington, North Carolina working in the mercantile business before becoming ordained in the Episcopal Church in 1820. During a business trip to New York, his ship wrecked, he lost all his possessions, and he almost died. Letters to his cousin, John Scott, describe his life following the event.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 23 Issue 1, Oct 1979, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Personal narratives; Wilmington--History--19th Century

Record #:

28637

Author(s):

Wright, Thomas

Abstract:

Reverend Thomas Wright lived in Wilmington, North Carolina working in the mercantile business. During a business trip to New York, his ship wrecked, he lost all his possessions, and he almost died. Letters to his cousin, John Scott, describe his life before becoming ordained in the Episcopal Church in 1820.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Feb 1980, p1-5, f

Subject(s):

Personal narratives; Wilmington--History--19th Century

Record #:

28639

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

Wilmington town government was atypical in pre-revolutionary North Carolina in the democratic manner by which its commissioners were chosen. Popular election of town leaders became increasingly common as citizens demanded a greater voice in town affairs. Wilmington’s town fathers tended to be young men, merchants, and Anglican.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Oct 1980, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Wilmington--History; Municipal government

Record #:

28640

Author(s):

McEachern, Leora H.; Walker, Ruth

Abstract:

Between 1818 and 1853 the United States Congress approved various acts by which Revolutionary War soldiers or their widows were entitled to apply for pensions. The provided depositions are from pension applicants of veterans who had served at battles in North Carolina and guarded the Cape Fear River during 1776-1781.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Jan 1981, p1-6, map, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783--Soldiers

Record #:

28641

Author(s):

Bacon, Ann Moore

Abstract:

William Hill was a colonial merchant, official and officer in colonial Brunswick, North Carolina. In 1757, Hill married Colonel Maurice Moore’s niece, Margaret Moore. The Moore family was designated “The Family” because of their extensive land holdings, influence, and importance in North Carolina.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 24 Issue 3, May 1981, p1-5, bibl

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1660-1775

Record #:

28642

Author(s):

McEachern, Leora H.

Abstract:

Two versions of the Moore’s Creek Battle in 1776, which were published in Philadelphia and Baltimore, are presented. The articles which were published in 1817 and 1822 provide detailed accounts of the North Carolina battle, General James Moore and his army.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 25 Issue 1, Oct 1981, p1-3, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Moores Creek Bridge, Battle of, N.C., 1776; Moore, James, 1650-1706

Record #:

28643

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

Benjamin Smith was a Revolutionary patriot, wealthy Brunswick County planter, Grand Master of the North Carolina Masons, longtime state legislator, and governor of North Carolina. This article describes his rise to prominence and power in the Lower Cape Fear during the turn of the nineteenth century.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 25 Issue 2, Feb 1982, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Smith, Benjamin, 1756-1826; Governors

Record #:

28644

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

Benjamin Smith was a general and governor of North Carolina who proved to be a subject of controversy. The General’s pretensions, particularly combined with his abiding interest in the military, made him the subject of a recriminatory newspaper debate in 1799.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 25 Issue 3, May 1982, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Smith, Benjamin, 1756-1826; Governors

Record #:

28645

Author(s):

Wetmore, Thomas Hall

Abstract:

Most of the actors coming to Wilmington, North Carolina before 1800 came directly from Charleston, South Carolina. The visiting actors served as a stimulus to the Thalian Association, and often the local actors offered the same plays they had seen given by the professionals.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 26 Issue 1, Oct 1982, p1-5, f

Subject(s):

Actors; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

28646

Author(s):

Cashman, Diane C.

Abstract:

In March 1981 the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Archives went through a dramatic alteration following a fire and loss of archivist Ida Brooks Kellam. As of May 1983 the transformation of the new Archives is almost complete. Collections have expanded and continue to be available to its membership.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 26 Issue 2, May 1983, p1-3, f

Subject(s):

History--Societies, etc.; Historic preservation; Archives--North Carolina

Record #:

28655

Author(s):

Abstract:

Letters from the Lazarus-Calder records reveal the character of some of the first occupants of the Lazarus House, and provide a glimpse of Wilmington life in the nineteenth century. Aaron Marks Lazarus was a wealthy merchant who left no will when he died in 1841. This stimulated lively correspondence and Phila Cohen Lazarus Calder proved a faithful correspondent.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Oct 1983, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Wilmington--History--19th Century; Personal narratives

Record #:

28656

Author(s):

Williams, Isabel M.

Abstract:

Wilmington’s City Hall opened in 1859, and featured a theater financed by the town commissioners and the Thalian Association. Known as Thalian Hall, the theater became an integral part of Wilmington life. Besides providing entertainment, it was a place of assembly for a variety of occasions.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 27 Issue 2, Feb 1984, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Thalian Hall (Wilmington); Wilmington--History--Theater

Record #:

28657

Author(s):

Rayburn, Richard H.

Abstract:

1865 began a period of political reconstruction in North Carolina, as well as improvements to Wilmington, the largest port in the state. The United States Army Corps of Engineers performed all major improvements on the Cape Fear River to enhance Wilmington’s commercial and economic position.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 27 Issue 3, May 1984, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Wilmington--History--19th Century; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; Cape Fear River--History

Record #:

28658

Author(s):

Gerdes, John Henry

Abstract:

In the 1850s, several Jewish merchants established in Wilmington. While there were not enough Jews to form a congregation, by the middle of the 1850s enough had arrived to form a charitable society and to establish a burial ground for members of the faith.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 28 Issue 1, Oct 1984, p1-5, f

Subject(s):

Jews--North Carolina; Wilmington--History--19th Century