Record #:

13079

Author(s):

Hamilton, Marty

Abstract:

Hung on the request of Sir William Berkeley, William Drummond, the first governor of North Carolina, was executed for a rebellion against the aristocracy of Virginia. The rebellion, led by Nathaniel Bacon, is reportedly the first uprising involving Englishmen in the New World.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 22, Mar 1957, p15-16, il, por

Subject(s):

Drummond, Sir William, 1585-1649; Bacon, Nathaniel, 1647-1676; Berkeley, William, 1605-1677; Insurgency

Record #:

13080

Author(s):

Collet, John

Abstract:

Showing a portion of a draft of a map of North Carolina from 1766, the image contained herein was additionally published in Sheer's, West India Pilot, 1771. Containing only a small portion of the state, the map shows the North Carolina and Virginia border in the northwestern part of the state.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 22, Mar 1957, p24-25, map

Subject(s):

Maps--North Carolina