The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-01-29
Sketches Of N0rsll.G arOiisia.
BrATIEs FoRD, Lincoln Co, n. c.

BF.TIEs FoRD, Lincoln Co. \ c.
O,t7ier 25 1850
A WORK will be published b, the undersigned
I IA this SpfiuC, entitled above, giving
curae account OF each county in State, in pha.
bctica order, The doiv ton OF its name cae of for.
NATION, its Colonial and Revolutionary History,
Biography Of it. distinguished citizens an accurate
list Of It's representation in each br ,nch Of the Gen
eral Assembly, It's Towns Rivers, Population, Re.
sources, Products and Topng aphy.
The unfersigned has for many years been collect
ing and cpudeusiug the matei ial for this work Tie
archives Of our State have been carefully cxau..
neG, aud coPlous extracts mace from lis record -
He has p5ocurcd from The flee OF tie Board of T de
ahC Plantations IN London many vaua bic documents.
Rare and failalle " crks have been purchased from
abroad touching the mis- history Of our ) a,e ana
each county, which have never seen the light lie
has been hn,y aided by gentlemen IN dltie Jcnt
items by ca It's OF criglns documents, and faith'u
Traditional statements, highly important and inter.
estn 2.
lie does a aspire 10 he position of Tic Historian
but hopes rom records and statsllci facts 10 tf,rd
ma erals other aCC al lar hands for This ssng
and les. ! ifruls duty. This ofk, it is hoped, II
be u,etcl hook reference 10 the statesman ard
I scholar. and man OF business o. leisure. Occasion.
al extract. lave been published 10 the Standard and
ohcr papers Vi this ; ate, over the signature Of
= Tgcilus.'
The Il cry Of North Carolina is yet TO be writ.
ten. hc ozark whic Of the allest Historians
Of lie zee ,BancroN,) has been compelled TO make,
that :" 80 cgttsss has the history Of North Carroll.
ma been written that the name, merits and end OF
The first Governor is not Known" is ri, etion Up.
on Us. Aa examination Of the eatly his ory OF the
counties If North Carolina shows a record of the
purest ra,r. lsn and indotnitaLle courage. This
record Is u#v avered hy Tie dust Of eye, and IN.
known boy uc- laet. Ii IS d BIT which The present
ceue;at oass 10 tie past as well tie future 10
pre,tr.u these emorjals; fer it o!ien occurs in tho
history % uIt taae tia lacts kuoHn To one genera
tiam a5v e1u1.eried by tie next, and at succeed.
ny period arc considered doubtful cgcnts uu-
worthy O. historical faith. Our Mockltnburs De-
carat,oa Cd Independence, in May, l7,5, had al
mos! been on Illustration Of this truth.
"'Thasc IRE deeds which should no, pass away,
And names that mus, not wIther though the earth
Forge her empires with Just decay
The ensiay aud lie ensiaved their and bnth
This vark will be Illustrated with Map Of The
Stale. from jtest surveys, aud including TIE new
bounlics to this date and sketches IN Engravings Of
some OF her beautiful scenery. Ii will contain about
500 page, and be furnished at one dollar cnpy.-
Surscrpiars will be received and tic book furnish
cd al different points oil The ate.
JNO. II, WHEELER.
PS. Editors Of the different Presses in the State
arc requested to copy The above. The Press will re-
oeiyc in tins WORK sketch worthy Of lis Influence
aud inheritance. Those Editors who publish tht
above four successive tines and send copy of tht
pppCT containing the same, will be emitted to reCeiy,
copy Of the work return for such notice.
4w II. w.