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22339
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This survey of colonial history traces Craven County from its initial settlement in 1709 through to establishment of the first printer in New Bern in 1749.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 10 Issue 4, April 1911,
p176-195
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22553
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Women during the colonial period in North Carolina were expected to work. They were faced with many tasks and difficulties on a daily basis including spinning and candle making. The journals of two women from colonial North Carolina show what daily life was like.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 21 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922,
p6
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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,
p2-112, il
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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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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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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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21968
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This article discusses the founding of the colony, that would one day become the State of North Carolina, by land grants from Charles II and the establishing of a capital founded in Raleigh.
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21971
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This article examines the construction of Hayes Plantation in Edenton by Governor Samuel Johnston in 1801, with attention placed on Johnston's history, background, and the steps he took in building the city.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 2 Issue 8, Dec 1902,
p32-39, il, por
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21945
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A profile of the Lost Colony at Roanoke Island and two previous expeditions to Roanoke based on the reports of Captain Arthur Barlowe and Master Ralph Lane.
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21955
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This article discusses the massacre, perpetrated by the Tuscaroras and their allies on 22 September 1711, which led to the death of hundreds of English settlers and the subsequent Tuscarora War. By March 1712, militia from North Carolina and South Carolina defeated the Tuscarora at their last stronghold at Snow Hill, North Carolina.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 2 Issue 3, July 1902,
p1-16, map
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21966
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This article examines the origin of Whig and Tory political parties and its spread to the North American colonies, including North Carolina. It also examines the actions of both parties in the colonies during the American Revolution and what happened after the end of hostilities.
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21967
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This article examines the different Congresses that governed North Carolina during the Revolutionary War as well as some circumstances within the colony that led to the war.
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21956
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This article discusses the Moravian Church and the settlement of Forsyth County, North Carolina by some members of the church in 1752. The article also examines Governor Tryon's visits to the Moravian settlement in 1767 and 1771 as well as the founding of the Salem Academy and College.
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21953
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In this article by Mrs. T.J. Jarvis, wife of North Carolina governor Thomas J. Jarvis, she describes the Ku Klux Klan's rise in the South after the Civil War, responding to social and cultural changes occurring at the time.
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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,
p3-24
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