The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-01-15
sketches Of North Carolina.
Beaiie's Ford, Lincoln Co. N. o.
October %, 1850.

Beaiie's Ford, Lincoln Co. N. o.
October 25, 1850.
A WORK will be published by the undesign.
N ed this Spring, entitled as above, giving an
accurate account Of each County in orr State, in
Ahhahc,ical order, the derivation of It's name
lite Il formation, is Colonial aud Revolutionary
History, Biography Of its distinguished citizens
IN accurate list Of its representation in each
branch Of the General Assembly, its Towns
Rivers Population, Resources, Products, and
Topography.
The Undersigned has for many years been col.
Iectine and condensing the material for this
work. The archives Of our own State have been
earei,,ily esamue,l. and cop.oas extracts made
from It's records. He has procured from the Of
ices of lie Board Of Trade aud Plantations III
London many valuable documents. Rare and
qaIaabe works have been purchased from abroad,
tor.hing the early history Of our State. and each
Goanty. which have never seen the light. He
has been kindly aided by gentlemen in different
sections by copies Of original documents, and
f,ithful traditional statements, highly important
ard interesting.
He docs not aspire 10 the position of the His.
,orian, but hopes liom records and statistical facts
1, afford materials 10 other and ADLER hands for
this pleasing and less laborious duty. This wolk,
II /, hoael. will be useful as book of reference
The statesman and scholar, and man Of bust
ness Or leisure. Occasional extracts have been
nnhlished in the Standard and other papers of
This state over the signature of" Tacitus."
The History of North Carolina is vet TO he
;gritten. The remark which one of the ablest
Historians Of the age. (Bancroft,) has been COM
oeIea TO make. that . so caIeiessiy has the His
tory Of North Carolina been written that the
name. merits and end Of the first Governor is
no. known" is reflection upon US. An cxami-
natinn II the early history Of the Counties Of
North Carolina shows a record Of tie purcsi pa
,riotisRl and idcrli,ahle courage This record is
now covered hy the dust of age and unknown By
neglect. It is debt which the present genera
zion owes to the past as well as to the future
10 preserve these memorials; fer II often occurs
in the history Of our race, that facts known to
one generation are controverted by the next. and
al succeeding period are considered as doubt
fu legends, unworthy Of historical faith. Our
Metkenburg Declaration Of independence, in
Nav l775, had almost been an illustration Of this
truth.
These are deeds which should moi pass away, I
And names that must not wither; though the
earth
Forgets her empires with just decay.
The enslavers and the enslaved, their death and
birth"
This work viii be illustrated with Map ofthc
State, from latest surveys. and including the new
Counties 90 ihisdate, and sketches in Engravings
Of some IF her beautiful scenery. 1t will contain
about 500 pages, aud be furnished at one dollar
a copy. Subscriptions will be received and the
book furnished at different points of the State.
JN0 II. WHEELER.
: p. S. Eos Of the tiferent Presses in the
State arr rsqu,ste 10 copy the ah1ve. The
Press will rec, i've ~ tins work sketch worthy r
II il. ll:luence and importance. Those Editions :
who publish the above four successive times, and
end py of TIL. paper containing The same,
si Il en- iIel To lec,ise copy Of the work s
,e s,sa. i.f sue, no,ice. j. Ii. w.
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