The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-01-29
Sketches Of North Carolina.
Bealie's Fond, Lincoln Co. N. CO
October Is. lk.tf.

A WORK will be published by the un,lcsign-
"a ed this spring. entitled as above, giving an
accurate account Of each County in our State, in
ALPHABETICAL order, the derivation Of lis name,
d .te of formation, is Colonial aud Revolutionary
History, Biography Of lis distinguished citizens.
an accurate list Of its representation in each
branch of the Gencrad assembly, It's Towns,
Rivers, Population, Rcsoerccs, Products, and
Topography.
The undcsfsncd has for nany years hech col.
Letting and condrnsing The material for this
work. The archives of our own state have hcen
carefully examined, and copous extracts made
from its records. He has procured from the of
fees Of the Board Of TratFe and Plantations in
London many valuable documents Rare and
valuable works have been purchased from abroad,
touching the carly history of our State, aud each
County, which have never seen the light. He
has been kindly aided nv gentlemen In different
sections by copies Of original Documents, and
f,ithful traditional statements, highly inportan,
and interesting.
He docs not aspire 10 the position of the His
torian, hut hopes from records and statistical facts
10 afford materials 10 other and ADLER hands for
this pleasing and less lahorious duiy. This work
it is hoped, will be useful as a book of reference
to the statesman and scholar. and man of busi-
ness or leisure. Occasional extracts have been
published III the ) afi,la,d and other papers 81
this State over the signature Of" Taciius."
The History Of North Carolina is yet TO be
written The remark which one Of the al,est
Historians Of the are, (Bancroft,) has been CON-
PEELED to make, thai " 50 carclessly has The His
tory Of North Carolina been written that the
r. a.. A..
not known" is reflection upon us. An exami-
nation If the early history Of the Counties II
North Carolina shows a record Of the purcst pa
triotism and idorlitahle courage. This record is
row covered Ivy tive lus, of age and unknown by
neglect. II is debt which the present genera
zion owes TO the past as well as TO tic future
10 preserve these memorials; for il often occurs
in the history Of our race, ihat facts known 10
one generation arc cdntrovcrtcd nv the next. and
al succeeding period arc considered as doubt
full legends, unworthy of historical faith. Our
Declaration of Independence. in
Nav IT'S, had almost been an Illustration Of this
truth.
/. These arc deeds which should not pass away,
And names that must not wither; though The
earth
FoTgets her empires with a just decay.
Tie ensavers and tie eIislavcd their death and
BIRTH"
This work viii he illustrated with Map the
State, from latest surveys. and including the new
Counties to thiSlate. and sketches III Engravncs
IF some Of her beautiful scetery. Il will contain
about 500 pages and be furnished at one dollar
COPY. Subscriptions will he received and the
,ook furnished at different points Of the State.
JNO. III. WHEELER.
p. s. Editors Of the different Presses in the t
State are requested to copy the above. The
'rcss will receive in this work sketch worthy
( its influence and importance. Those Editors
Tho publish the above four successive times, and
md copy OF the paper containing the same,
i'll he entitled to receive copy Of the work as
return for such Ii6tlcc. j. ii. w.
Nov s. 57-4w