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5 results for North Carolina Historical Review Vol. 50 Issue 3, July 1973
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21079
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A study of the society and economy in colonial Edgecombe County from 1730 to 1775 brought about by a then current interest in historical demography, developments in historical geography in Colonial North Carolina launched by H. Roy Merrens, and the large repository of county records which, at the time of the article's writing, had not been mined of their potential. The article relies heavily on inventories of estates in conjunction with other county data.
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21080
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An analysis of Major General Horatio Gates' unsuccessful engagement outside of Camden, South Carolina during the Revolutionary War; his attempt to gain control of the Carolinas and pose a threat to Virginia.
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21081
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A look at how Lindsay Warren of North Carolina led a water bloc which almost prevented federal control of inland shipping and the development of a national transportation policy.
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21082
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This biographical essay looks at the life and career of Southern architect Frank Pierce Milburn, whose career included the design of at least 250 major structures, in addition to numerous structures of a domestic scale, during the last years of the 19th century and the first 25 years of the 20th century.
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21090
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This is a reprint of five letters written by Jesse Holmes, the Fool Killer, a creation of Charles Napoleon Bonaparte Evans, editor of the \"Milton Chronicle\" from 1841 to 1883. The letters, and the character of Homes and his associate Rascal Whaler, were used by Evans as a vehicle to express his opinions on people, social events, political developments, morals, customs, and any project or cause he wished to promote or defend.