The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-08
sketches of NortIl.Carolina.
BrA1fKs tosD, Lincoln Co, n c,
October %, 1850.

Brlrxs FcHD, Lincoln Co, &C,
October %, 1850
A WORK will be published By The unsersignsd
"a this Spfiag, entitled above, giying
curae account Of each county 10 osr stale, IN alpha
blgcai sf1er, iae derivation 81 a name date Of Tor
msi.o8, .s Colonial and R6vs!utioHsry History,
biography Of is dlstuguishsd citizens, accurate
fiat lis representation 10 each 5ranch Of the Gen.
eral Assembly, is Towns, Rivers, Population, Re
sources, Plodaeis snd Topography
Toe anderstgpsd has lor ufsry J ears been caiec'-
ay sind conseusirg the material for ibis wetk. The
archives o. our State HAYS bgsn carefully exam
ined, and copiaus extracts mace from Its record
lie las procured iron the Office OF Inc Beard ii Ifhde
ala Plantations iu Loudun many valuable documents.
Bara and valuable uofka have been pLrehtssd rem
a5tosd touching The eulg history Of eur State, ard
each county, which hsye ntveT sesn the light lie
has be- andy aid.d ny gentlemen IN different ase.
Agns 81 copies o. ofigtEai documents, and is'thisi
traei,lsal. statements, highly important and inter.
esung.
lie does net aspire 70 Tie pan,l0n 81 III. tiissrsn
ba hopga from records ard statistical facts TO sfsru
material. 10 other sad sblsr hands Tor hrs pieaainr
aud less labafsus duty. TAis Sofk Il IS hoFsd. ID
o. useful as book oil reference 10 the statesman and
scholar and man Of baaineEs leisure Occasion.
al sxfagts have been publ,shcd IN tho Standard
other papers Of this State, ever the signature Of
" Taniius."
The History Of North Carolina j. yoi 70 Be writ.
'rn The remark whieh GRE Of the sbiest Historians
q fbs aEs lBaBersn,l has been taH pelltd 70 maize,
mat 20 csrtlessly has the history Of North Caruli
on hsea written hat TIE narao, merits ard end Of
The Rfsl Governor IS not knoWn," is rffeetion Up
on o.. An examinatisn Of The early history u tic
counties Of North CaFglinH shows a record Of The
purtst patriotism sud indomitsbls coursge. This
record Is Haw covered ay tho sust Of sge, ard IN
known BY glecL II Is a q BIT ehieh ihe pfssunt
generation oWcsto The past as sell the future TO
preserve these memorials; for 1t oitsu in the
hisory ol race. that facts known 10 ere rtnets.
lion controversial by the next and at = succeed.
nr period ere considered ss d1uhtlal legsufs uu.
worthy Of historical faith. Our Mccabnturs De.
cIaranon Of Independence. in May, l775 had al
uaa' Been ~ illustration Of this truth,
rhesc are deeds which should 81, pass away,
tn3 names that must net wfhtF though The earth
Easgas bor empires with just decay
Iseansagst6aua the cnsIaytd, their cAh and birth
Ti work viii Sc illustrated pih Map II 'hs
State, from latest surveys and including the pcw
s0lntgs TO this date and sketches 10 Engrnynga Of
some Of her beautiful scsrtry II will contain about
800 page. and BE- furnished at one dollar copy =
Subscriptions sill be received md tho book furnish.
Cd q different points Of tho State
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s. Editors Of lie different Presses 10 the STATE
lra requested % c1ry he above The Press will ro.
,livs 10 THIS work q sketch worthy Of tie influence
aad Importance. Those Editors who publsh The
above four successive times, and send copy OF the
papt' containing The same wi be entitled 10 receive
c9Ry q tie work return f.T such notice.
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