Record #:

18294

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Lawrence calls James Sprunt \"one of the greatest men who ever lived in the Cape Fear Region.\" He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and came to Wilmington with his parents in 1854. He is remembered as an exporter, Cape Fear historian, philanthropist, writer, as well as a blockade runner during the Civil War.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 12, Aug 1941, p9, 23, por

Subject(s):

Sprunt, James, 1846-1924