The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-08-08
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GEHTLEMEN: The undersigned proposes
to prepare for the Wess, as soon as the prop.
er materials can be collected. volume OF
biographical sketches to be called :. CASTOR
and his Cotemporaries,n intended to rescue
from oblivion the names of many distin-
guished North CaroHnians now deceased,
who were contemporaries of the eminent
jurist whose name the book will bear.
Among other characters sketched, will be
those of Judge Castor. Judge Haywood,
Chief Justice Taylor, Chief Justice Hender-
son, Judge Nash, the Hon. John Staniy, the
late Judge Badger, and many other famous
scholars, statesmen, and jurists Of their
time. with notices of many celebrities Of
North Carolina, now living.
The work is intended to be a simple un-
ambitious portraiture of the private lives
and public services of these eminent men.
and will be illustrated by incidents and
anecdotes of their private and public lives;
with selections from their writings, and en-
bellished with the engraved likeness Of each,
if it can be obtained.
No State in the Union has in its traditions
more of the rich ore of great history than
North Carolina. There is a simple grandeur
in her written annals, which despite the I'M
obtrusive reticence of her own children upon
all subjects connected with her renown, has
attracted the admiration of observant men
everywhere, and had she been as forward in
publishing her chronicles, as she has been in
achieving great history, she would stand
to-day among the first in fame, as she does
in merit in the general appreciation of the
American public.
A native Carolinian, the undersigned will
enter upon the task he would assume con
anaors, and will prosecute it with such dill
gence as may comport with hisprofessional
duties, but the value of the work as an his
torical record must depend upon the charac-
ter and accuracy of the materials furnished
him-for which he is almost entirely DEEPEN
dent upon Carolinians and Others who may
be familiar with the history of the distin-
guished men referred to.
He therefore respectfully solicits the aid of
all persons interested in the history of North
Carolina in the advancement of his enter
prise. To this end, all memoranda OF the
genealogy, birth, education, marriage, public
or private career, professional or judicial
anecdotes, private letters or other writings
illustrative of the characters of either Of the
eminent persons named, or Others whose
fame is dear to Carolina, is most earnestly
solicited. iat
Trusting, my dear sir, that you will at
once interest yourself in the matter,
am your obedient servant.
JOHN L. T. SNEED.
Someryille, Tennessee, June list, 1866.
Mr.. Sneed is well qualified in all respects
for the important task he has undertaken.
Himself a native North Carolinian, he is
deeply imbued with affection for our good
old State, and is well informed in her writ
ten history and her traditions. We trust his
call for further information will be respon-,
ded to by all who may think they have any
thing of value to communicate
Mr. Sneed will be able to obtain much
and very valuable information from Gov.
Swain, Gov. Graham, Prof. Hubbard of
Chapel Hill, B. F. Moore, Esq, Lewis
Thompon, Esq, of Berthe, Judge Rufin, Ed
ward Stanly, of San-Francisco, Hon. R. B.
Gillian, of Oxford, Dr. FL. Hawks, of New
York, and Col John H. Wheeler, of Wash
ington City.