The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-04-23
A Hundred Years
Ago To-day
GEORGE WASHINGTON MAS
PASSING, TROUGH NORTH
CAROLINA.
Entries In His Private Diary About
the Trip
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Perhaps readers In the e,stern part
Of the State may be interested In
reading the Diary OF his tour South.
ward. We copy, literally ahbrevia.
tions, bad spelling, etc. The PresI.
dents rule Was 10 accept no offer OF
hospitality, in the way Of entertain
ing himself and servants; but To- pay
In every case. This viii explain AN
ailusioi. i'm the extract, ~ we'll as his
freedom I'm criticising his lodging
places. Besides, he did not write
these hurried notes Of his Journey
for publication.
These extracts are taken from
"Washingtonss Private Diaries," a
thin Octave volume of 2is pages,
published by the "Historical
Society,"s in Richmond, Va, 1861.
Edited by Bensin j. Losing.
JAS. III. CARLIsLE.
Spartlngburg, s. G.
Saturday, Aprit 18th, (I79D:
- Halifax il the first town
came To after passing the line be-
tween the two states, and Is about 20
miles from IL. To this place vessels
by the aid Of Oars and setting poles
are brought, for the produce. which
comes TO this place, and others along
the river; and may be carried or 10
miles higher TO the fails, which are
neither great nor of much extent;-
above these (which are called the
great falls) there are others, but
none but what may, with little Inn
provement. be passed. This town
stands upon high ground; and IL Is
the reason given for not placing IL
at the head OF the navigation there
being none but low ground between
IL, and the falls. 1t seems to be In
a decline, and does not, IL Is said,
contain thousand souls.
Sunday 18th :-CoI. Ashe, the
Representative Of the district I'm
which this town stands, and several
others, gentlemen, called upon, and
. invited me to partake Of dinner
which the inhabitants were desirous
of seeing me at; accepting IL dined.
with them accordingly.
MONDAY 1Sth;-Set out by six
O'Clock, dined at 81 small house kept
: by one Slaughter, - miles from
Halifax, and lodged at Marlborough,
Is miles further.
, This place Is less than Halifax but
! more lively and thriving: IL b situat-
ed on Tar River, which goes into
, Pamlico Sound, and in crossed at the
. Town, by means of a bridge, great
heigh from the water, and notwith-
standing the freshes rise sometimes,
nearly to the arch. Corn, Porke, aud
some Tar are the exports from IL.
We were received at this place by a.
good salute as could be given by
z one piece of artillery.
4 TUESDAY 10Th: At 6.o'clock left
q Tarborough, accompanied by some
: of the VI, st respectable people of the
place for few miles--dined at a
trifling place, called Greenyille, %
; miles distant and lodged at one
. Allans's il miles further, II very In
. different house without stabling
: which, for the first time since CON-
!, menced my Journey, were obliged
!, 10 stand without cover. Greenvillc
4 Is on Tar River, and the exp0rts the
) same a from Tarborough with a
|. greater proportion OF tar--for the
lower down, the greater number and
in spite of every endeavor, whici,
could comport with decent ciyiIity,
10 excuse myseiffrom it, they would
attend nc TO 6wbern. Col Allan
u did .he same.
This town Is situated at the con.
y fiuence of the rivers, Neuse and
I Trent, and though low, Il pleasant.
: Vessels drawing more than feet
water, cannot get up loaded. j
u stands on good deal Of ground, but
Ie the buildings are sparce, and alto
a gether OF wood; some of which ars
!. large and look well. The number
ef Souls are about 1000. Its exports
. consist Of Corn, Tobacco, Pork, but
It principally OF Naval Stores and lum
IT bcr.
I. THURsDAY 2lst: Dined with the
Citizens at n public dinner given by
them; and went to a dancing assem-
4 bly, I'm he evening. both OF whicl
e. was at what they called the Palace
n formerly the Government House
a. and good brick building, bat now
fastening to Ruins. The compan,
: at both WAS numerous as the tai
makers are there. This article !
N contrary to all ideas, 1iie would en-
al | tertain on the sub Get, rolled rs 20
bacco by an axis which goes thrvugi
tolh hcads-0ne horse draws tw'
70 baer.ls In this ,nanner.
TX WEDNESDAY, 10Th: LEFT Allan
before breakfast, and under a mis-
apprehension, went To :..0l. Aliaa's
&. sup,,pssing it 10 he public house
where we we're very kindly and wei
entertained withoat knowing IL wa
at his cxpenes, until ii was two lat
at to rectiiy the mistake. After bre al
% fasting. and feeding our h ,rses here
~ We proceeded on, and crossing th
=. river, Neuse. l miles further, arris
m ed in Newbern to dinner. At thi
- ferry which il 10 miles from New
N bern, we were Inet by a small part
,v Of Horse; the district Judge, Nj
ac- Litgreaye) and many of'the princip'
se. inha bitants Of Newbern, who COZ
eat Quoted rs into town, 10 exceedin
cor good lodging. 1t ought to has
st. been mentioned, that another sma
nut party OF horse under one Simpse
met Us at Greenville. latter the
were about 20 ladies.
L Is town by Wa.er, is about
IT, miles from the Sea, bat in dire
res line the entrance Of the river, n
the over 35, and to the nearest SeaboaI
an no, more than 20. or 25. Upon Il
eai- River Neuse, and 50 miles aboA
sed Nawhern Che f,ouxaufeou az Il