The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-12
:. atern North Carolina.


Eastern North Carolina.
~ former issue of the DAY Book we
,,ade reference to the six counties in the ter
I;,orv of the Old North State, lying between
h. Ebowan river and Currituck Sound, and
'p we stated, was watered by the North,
w. pasouotank, the Little, the Perquimans
ND the Yeopon rivers, and the branches OF
.Ss Cbowan which put out from its eastern
hank We now proceed to call attention to
.bs territory lying between the Chowan and
1a rivers, which is divided into the
.Sras counties Of northampton, Hartford and
nsrt;e These are watered by the Chowan
Id Roanoke rivers. To the north of Win
.on the Chowan branches into the Meherrin,
.Se Nottoway and the Black Water rivers,
'ul;cb stretch out into Southampton and Isle
'rWioht counties in Virginia, through por-
ION. IF which runs the Seaboard and Roam
oks Railroad, which passes over the three
branches of the Chowan, to which we have
mat made alusion. Northampton, Hertford
and BERTHE, in 1850, or just before the COM
meucement of the war, contained popula-
tion of 37,1se, having increased Its number
Of inhabitants during the decade between
1870 and 1850. about three thousand. The
rsturns of the census, however, cannot be
Wholly relied upon for accuracy, and we in
cline to the opinion that this incrcaseis less
than the actual number.
Northampton was formed 10 1741 from the
county of BERTHE, and is on the Virginia line,
heinz separated from Halifax by the Roanoke
river and from Southampton in Virginia by
the Meherrin. Its capital is jackson, small
village to the Northward and Eastward of a
hand in the Roanoke. which flows directly
West and where the town OF Halifax is stua-
tod Its CHEF products are cotton, tobacco,
naval stores, corn, wheat, oats, rye and wool.
The statistics before US are evidently very i'm
perfect and ray be regarded not as accurate,
but as an approximation, and so likewise OF
the remaining two counties. A statement be-
fore us based upon returns several years ago.
shows that Northampton. produced 5,21O,724
b.. co.ton--716,O60 bushels corn-68 ,O64
lbs. tobacco--78,6 $50 bushels oats-20, 308
bushels wheat-3, 1875 bushels rye--8, 717 lbs.
woodland 1000 barrels turpentine.
The county Of Hartford was formed from
Cbowan, Berthe and Northampton, and was
named after the Marquis of Hartford, an
elder brother of that Lord Conway who
moved in the House of Lords the repeal Of the
Stamp Act Hertford is separated from Gates
county by the Chowan river,o on which Winton,
its capital, is beautifully located.
Nurfreesboro is also situated in this coun
IT, The Hon. KENNETH RAYNER was resi-
dent of this county. Hartford is memorable
u as connected with the celebrated Southamp-
ton discretionary movement of the famous
NAT TURNER. Itschief products are corn,
q lumber, peas, cotton, fish, and turpentine.
Berthe is separated from Chowan by the Cho-
N wan river, and from Martin and Halifax by
\ by the Roanoke Its capital is Windsor, Sit
uated on the Cashie river, which empties into
A Albsmsrle Sound. 5r
From Statement made some years ago,
4 we observe that BERTHE produced 1854 BUSH
4 els wheat 545,282 bushels corn, 2,I21,449
\ lbs. cotton, ID POI lbs. wool, 1856 barrels
4 fish, 22,4S9 barrels turpentine.
Wa stated that our object was to popular
lee These counties Of eastern North Carolina,
which are tappsd by our canals and railroad,
and make their, products and resources more
familiar to our people. Having alluded to
them separately, we now proceedto consider
them in the aggregate, promising that the
statistics which We give are to be regarded as
appro1imstive rather than as furnishing an
accurate statement of the actual products.
Northampton, HEREFORD, and BERTHE, contain
i 1864 farms-the number of acres of inn
proved land is ,264 ,946-of unimproved
s66,0O3 acres. The value, with improve,
msnts and implements. is stated at S., s8s, 1885,.
aOrses and mules, 5000; neat cattle, 10, 900;
ansep $4,000; swine, 87.400; rye and oats,
5000 bushels; wheat 25,5Oo bushels; corn,
i,1l00o0 bushels; Irish and sweet potatoes,
sSVs,Sos bushels; peas and beans, 100000
bushels; tons Of hay, $500; rice, 16, 400 lbs;
so0acco, 10000 bids The number of bales
o. cotton Is stated at 5000, which is far below
us actual number, we imagine. !, Wool,
SSs0oo pounds; upwards Of 10000 pounds of
oee'wa1, and about 10000 pounds Of butter
anu CHEESE. The value Of slaughtered ami
@als Is stated at 1901 ,S52. The capital i'm
ses In manufactures is put down at $780,
Wv; and the value of manufactured products,
Including that produced III families, is stated
1$22S,552. Such are the three counties
sMtained between the Chowan and Roanoke
nvsrs' Which empty into Alternate Sound,
saa which are brought into close relationship
WV, "Ma our common harbor,' by the Albensarle
saa Chesapeake canal and the Seaboard and
"vanoke railtaah. We shall, in like manner,
lsa attention 70 that portion of country lying
~,~ssn Alhetpaffe and Pamlico Sounds, as
"sa as to classifying further to the southwark
Dun westward, and which is watered by the
tr s;un'o. Neuse, and Trent rivers, and their
4 InA u plIyAaa al9laao
~ whom is the Negro to be Taught
!, bishop ATKINSON, who. has recently left
ne country for Europe, for the benefit ofIhis
wealth, In his address before the council of
cue Protestant Episcopal Church in North
N6TOllOA ~ itr1a m tha ot9I,