Record #:

19936

Author(s):

Gehrke, William Herman

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Oct 1937, p307-324, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Slavery--North Carolina, Piedmont; Slavery--German settlements

Record #:

19937

Author(s):

Parker, Robert J.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Oct 1937, p325-342, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802-1858

Record #:

19938

Author(s):

Burnett, Edmund Cody

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Oct 1937, p343-360, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

State rights

Record #:

19939

Author(s):

McPherson, Elizabeth Gregory

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Oct 1937, p361-392, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Letters