The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-24
sketches Of Nor.l-Carolina.


October -, 1850.
A WORK will Be Published BY The undef,iSusd
"A this spriog, ,nuusa a. above GIVING o. ae.
curAte account Of each county ~ ouE state, % fha
5cica ORDER the derivation Vt ITS name, cate OF inf
nation, It's COLOSSAL and Revolutionary History
Biography Of ~ dIstng pushed citizens 81 accurate
st OF its representation 10 each branea q 10, Con
end Assembly, iis Towns, RlFrfs, PspUtailua, lc
gources Products aud topography
The undersigned has for many years been collect
ing and coudsnsing the material tor thfs .ofk. lie
archives Of ewh State have been caffialty exam
inc6 and copt0us extracts made from ITS Tceofct-
lie has procured from the ace % The Board % Trade
and Plantations in London many valuable docua snis.
Rare and valuable works have been purchased ron
abroad touching the early history OF eur State, and
each county, which have never strn The hight lie
has been Sadly aided By gcutIcmen 80 dinsrcui see
lions by copies 81 original documents. aHG iaith.1l
traditional statements, highly important aEd intef
csting.
tie does act aspire lie position d lie Historian
but hopes from RECORDS and siatsiica facts 20 aagft
materials to other aoe atif LsnJs tor ibls pleading
and less labsfsus duly. Fha r0tk, 4 i boEca. sill
10 useful as boaa o, rsfareree % hr sattsui0a shd
scholar and man Of business Fl leisure Occasicn.
Al extracts have been pgblehf5 10 ike Standard and
other papefs Of This State, over ihe signature q
"Tac'us."
The History of North Car.lica ia W. 81 &c vf.i
ten The tenark which aas q. nc sEisst Historians
q The age Bancroft tbs Seen r4.ugells4 % make,
that % aarrllssly has tie history ~ A4ra t.trr
IA been 3lilteu iAat tie name ucf.ls auu esd os
the hrsl Governor ls moi kz0Hu, IS rtaaeHeD W.
90 Us. An examination ot The carly history Of ihe
counties Of North Caf0lus Fh9Ns record ot ihc
purest patriotism and 16omtaals courage. Tins
record Is now covered ~ ,hC duet ii 5gr and nn.
known By neglect Il ls = d. b, v hieh ihe present
generation owes 20 The past 0cll tie future 10
prescrYc these memurias for il often occurs iu lha
history of oqT race, that facts knowu e c,nrfa.
hon are conUoYnrtsd by tie nozt AID q, succeed.
ing period are considered a. doubtful lcgtuts us.
worthy % historical faith. DgI Neck.tn4JfE De.
clafstioa Of Independence. 10 Mas, lllj, bad al
most beca illustration u lhia truth.
These are deeds which sb6ald 1at pasa apay.
And nantes tia, must NJ. pitbsi though tie oaal'
Fofgsa her empires with ju.l decay,
Tbseusiay6f5 aAd ,he cnslsgsd, iherteath and bJih
This cork viii be illustrated aiih . Map u tie
State from latest sutyeYa, and including Vie res
bountes to this datt and Fkcichsa i tuErsYngs q
Of her beautiful geometry. ltwIl5e contain about
500 pages. and be uruished at one dollar d copy
Subscriptions Will be received and tie look furnish
cd at different points Of the State.
JNO II, WHEELER.
p s. Editors or The different Prcsses IN Tie Stat,
are requested 20 copy the above The Pfess VI r.
and Importance Those Editors Who publish N,
above four successive tines and send copy Of tht
paper containing the same, vii be cntted 20 recelg,
copy Of Tic work a iesuf.i lor such notice,
Az III W.