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for "The North Carolina Booklet"
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21989
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This article examines the political history of Willie Jones and describes in great detail his family estate, the Groves near Halifax.
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21990
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This article examines the lack of historic homes preserved by North Carolina residents and discusses the few remaining historic homes in the Cape Fear region such as the adjoining Orton and Kendall plantations.
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21991
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An essay on events in colonial and revolutionary North Carolina with a particular focus on Mecklenburg County and recurring religious and political themes.
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21992
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A look at General Cornwallis' campaign against North Carolina during the Revolutionary War beginning in Charlotte, where he was opposed by Continental General Nathaniel Greene. Cornwallis's and Green's maneuvers, as well as positions of the other British and Continental Army forces over the course of a year are discussed.
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21993
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A discussion of the life and career of the Marquis de Lafayette, with particular attention to his popularity and appeal to Americans and to North Carolinians in particular, as well as details of his visit to the North Carolina town of Fayetteville that was named in his honor.
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21994
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A look at the life of War of 1812 naval hero Captain Johnston Blakely, and his mysterious disappearance aboard his vessel the WASP and the annuity paid to his widow and daughter Maria Udney Blakely.
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22008
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This article discusses the history and importance of Wakefield estate, located outside of Raleigh. Wakefield was a patriot meeting location and the site of the election of Thomas Burke as the state's first governor in June 1781.
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22009
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This article examines the founding and history of Clarendon County on the Cape Fear. Settled by English colonists from the island of Barbados, Clarendon County ultimately failed as a major colonial settlement in the southern colonies.
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22010
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This article discusses the activities and actions of the Signal and Secret Service of the Confederacy during the Civil War. The Signal and Secret Service were tasked with collecting intelligence about Union activities by any means, encrypting said information and sending it to headquarters in Richmond, Virginia.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 2 Issue 11, March 1903,
p1-24
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22011
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This article examines the last days of the US Civil War as seen through the eyes of Private Henry T. Bahnson. Most recollections about the end of the Civil War were written by officers but Bahnson is able to provide the prospective of the rank of file of the Confederate forces.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 2 Issue 12, April 1903,
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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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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 1 Issue 10, Feb 1902,
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22013
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An account of the third day of battle at Gettysburg with some quoted details provided by soldiers from North Carolina.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 1 Issue 11, March 1902,
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22020
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Mrs. Mary Woodson Jarvis', wife of Governor Thomas Jarvis, thoughts on the political and social conditions in the United States that led to the development of Ku Klux Clan.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 1 Issue 12, April 1902,
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22021
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An account of the trial of North Carolina's first secretary of state, James Glasgow, for the issuing of fraudulent land grants in Tennessee and western North Carolina.
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22022
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A historical sketch of the eastern band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina with a focus on those left in the state after Indian removal. The article includes the author's personal remembrances.
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