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19933
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This article describes the contents of the archives of the office of register of deeds in North Carolina based on the detailed catalogues created by The Historical Records Survey, a Works Progress Administration project begun in North Carolina in 1936 and still underway at the time of press. The article provides a history of the office of register of deeds and highlights records or groups of records of interest.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 3, July 1937,
p213-229, f
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19934
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This article looks at the ways in which public opinion about child labor in the South developed and how this opinion and its development was different than public opinion in the North.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 3, July 1937,
p230-250, f
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19935
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This is a reprint of letters from businessman and Blount family agent Major James Cole Mountflorence to William, John Gray, and Thomas Blount. The letters, written in the era of the French Revolution, provide information on the commercial enterprises and political and social affairs of the Blounts, one of North Carolina's most influential families during this period. The introduction provides a biography of the Blounts and their relationship with Mountflorence.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 3, July 1937,
p251-287
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19936
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This article looks at slavery in German settlements of the North Carolina Piedmont dating from 1747 and lasting until abolitionist sentiments became popular in the early 1800's.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Oct 1937,
p307-324, f
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19937
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This article provides a biography of Massachusetts native Thomas Oliver Larkin as well as an account of his life, business, and activities in North Carolina.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Oct 1937,
p325-342, f
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19938
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This article examines the conflict between those who advocate the large and enlarging power of the federal government, and those who support States' rights and a close conformity to the letter of the constitution. A large focus is given to the idea that the US Constitution finds its origin in the controversy over States' rights.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Oct 1937,
p343-360, f
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19939
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This article is a reprint of letters from North Carolinians to Andrew Jackson written between October 31, 1795 and February 1, 1843. The author's introduction addresses the source of the letters in the Library of Congress. The letters presented here are from William Cupples, William Polk, John Branch, Joseph H. Bryan, Thomas D. Davis, Calvin Jones, Robert Love, Joseph B. Hinton, John H. Benton, John C. Eringhaus, Isaac P. Freeman, William H. Haywood, Jr., John H. Wheeler, Robert Strange. One letter includes the draft of a bill on the subject of the annexation of Texas.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Oct 1937,
p361-392, f
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19940
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This article is the first of a two-part examination of the development of the plank road system in antebellum North Carolina. This installment provides information on transportation challenges and shortcomings in the early 19th century and the origins of the movement to install plank roads in the state.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 16 Issue 1, Jan 1939,
p1-22, f
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19942
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This is a reprint of an unsigned, undated manuscript essay on the Federal Constitution. The essay is written in the form of a letter to a friend, and was most likely intended for newspaper publication. The introduction provides background information on, context for, and some level of analysis of the manuscript.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 16 Issue 1, Jan 1939,
p36-53, f
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19943
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This article is the first installment of a reprint of letters from North Carolinians to James K. Polk written between February 17, 1821 and December 21, 1833. The author's introduction addresses the source of the letters in the Library of Congress. The letters presented here are from William Polk, William Davidson, Sidney I. Harris, William D. Moseley, Marshall T. Polk, James A. Craig, William H. Haywood, Jr., William J. Bingham, Owen Holmes, J. N. Johnson, Samuel C. Mabson, William J. Alexander, and Spivey McKissick.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 16 Issue 1, Jan 1939,
p54-79, f
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19948
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This is the first article in a series on Revolutionary period economic conditions in North Carolina. This installment focuses on landholding, taxes, assessments, and related legislation. The article includes reprints of period tax and property forms, as well as tables logging various kinds of tax and landowner data.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 16 Issue 2, April 1939,
p107-133, il, f
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19949
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This article looks at the economic implications of sectionalism in antebellum North Carolina, specifically in the conflicts between the East and the West. The article includes some tables that demonstrate economic data for farming, slaveholding, manufacturing, and wealth distribution by region.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 16 Issue 2, April 1939,
p134-146, il, f
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19950
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This article is the last of a two-part examination of the development of the plank road system in antebellum North Carolina continues from the article published in January 1939, Vol. 16(1), pp. 1-22. This installment provides information on design, logistics, challenges and construction of the plank road system in the state.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 16 Issue 2, April 1939,
p147-173, il, map, f
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19951
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This article is the second installment of a reprint of letters from North Carolinians to James K. Polk written between January 12, 1834 and December 19, 1837. The letters presented here are from Walter F. Leak, William J. Alexander, R. H. Mosby, Thomas Watson, David T. Caldwell, James A. Craig, Samuel King, David T. Caldwell, Hugh Waddell, Elizabeth Nunn, Benton Utley, Leonidas Polk, William Polk, Thomas G. Polk, Franklin L. Smith, William M. Green, William H. Haywood, Jr., and Henry W. Connor.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 16 Issue 2, April 1939,
p174-200, f
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19952
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This article is a biography of War of 1812 veteran, U.S. Senator and North Carolina Governor Montfort Stokes.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 16 Issue 3, July 1939,
p237-272, f
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