The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-01-15
sketches Of iNOrih.CarOiina.
BEATIEs FORD, Lincoln Co. N. C. !
Oc,oher 25 1880 {

BEATIEs FORD, Lincoln Co.. N. C.
October 25, 1850.
A WORK will be published by the undersigned
IA this Spring, entitled as above, giving &C.
curae account Of each county in State, in pha.
betcal order, the derivation Of lis name, date of for.
nation, It's Colonial and Revolutionary History
Biography Of its distng citizens, accurate
list OF It's representation in each branch of the Gen.
eral Assembly, its Towns Rivers, Population, Re-
sources, Products and Topography.
The Undersigned has for many years been collect.
ing and condensng the material for this work. The
archives OF own State have been carefully
ned, and eopious extracts made from its records
tie has procured from the oice Of the Board o II AIDE
snc Plantations in London many vauab bic documents.
Rare aud valuable works have been purchased from
abroad, touching The early history of State, and
each county, which have never seen the light. lie
has been kindly aided by gentlemen in differ en
lions by copCs of original documents, and faithful
traditional emcn,s, highly important and inter-
estiug.
lie does aspire TO the position Of the Historian
bu, hopes from records and statistical facts 10 ford
material. 10 other and alter hands tor ibis PLEASING
and less blr1us duty This work, it is hoped will
be usol as toos Of reference 10 the statesman and
scholar, and nan OF business or leisure, Occasion.
al extracts have been published in the STANDARD and
other paper. of thus State, over the signature of
"Tacitus"
ten The remark which one of the ATTEST Historians
Of The age (Bancrofl,) has been compelled TO make,
that so cartsssl has the history of North Carroll.
ma been written that the name, merits and end of
the first Govrno is not known" is fl elton up.
on US. An examination OF the eaply his Dry of the
! counties of North Carolina shows record of the
purest patriotism and indonitsbe courage. This
record is nov covered by the dust of age, and un.
/ known hy ne. lrct. Ii is debt which The present
gene alton oRls TO the past as well the future
preserve thee cmorlals Tor il often III the
history of race, thai facts known TO genera.
ttn are cont Diverted by the next. and at succeed.
ing period arc considered as doubtful LEGENDS un.
worthy of stofcal faith. Our Meckenburg De.
claratlon of Independence, in May, l7,5, had al
mes, been al illustration OF this truth.
"These are ieeds which should not pass away,
And names nat must not wiiher though the earth
FORCES her empires with Just decay,
The the ensaved, their death and birth"
This work will be illustrated with Map of the
State, from attest surveys, and including the new
bounties TO this date, and sketches Engravngs of
some OF her beautiful scenery. 1t viii contain about
500 pages, and be furnished at one dollar u COPY
Subscriptions will be received aud the book furnish
4 ed at different points of the S ate.
JNO. II, WHEELER.
| PS Editors Of the different Presses in the State
are requested 10 eupy the above. The Press will
cevs IN tDis work sketch worthy of It's influence
aud inn ertance. Those Editors who publish the
above 70 ir successive times, and send copy of the
paper containing the same will be entitled TO receive
a copy OF the work return for such notice.
Az J H. w.