Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1915-06-03

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the Queens picture and with the title
pages in letters OF gold" DeGraffen- |
reid Is described by Mr.. Larned In his |
history, as member OF Swiss Land
company. which had bought ten thous-
| and acres of land from the Lords Pro-
prietors; and his every act and utter
ance indicates that he was a typical
canvasser and promoting agent.
It was about this time, Immediately
after the death OF Frederick Srd, that
the Electoral Dignity Of the Palatinate
went to the House Of Newberg, bigo-
ted fopish family, under whose rule
Heidelberg was taken and desolated
by the Mohammedans. in consequence
of which, the Pa1atfnes, who were
mainly Lutherians and Calvinfsts, fled
to England, being encouraged by a
proclamation of Queen Ann. (this was
in the summer of 17O9.J Great efforts
were made to provide for these sub
jects, who were lodged In warehouses,
| empty dwellings, barns, and in a
thousand tents, pitched for them back
of Greenwich in Ba1ckheath, where
they were piteab1e objects of English
Charity.
At this time DeGraffenreid and
Mitchell, who were looking for profit
able specu1ations, proposed to the
Lords Proprietors, that in considera-
ton of the sum of $18,000.00, they
would transport these unfortunate
them comfortably; and acontract was
accordingly entered into between the
English Government and those two
! mobiles, in which liberal provision was
| made for the comfort of these people
on their voyage and for their support
for one year in their new homes. The
agreement may be seen in Hawks
History. 1t provides among other
things, that the Palatines shall re-
ceive 25O acres of land each for five
years, without compensation, after
which they shall pay two pence per
acre; they shall receive supply OF
cattle, hogs, cts. to be paid for after
t seven years, and that they shall re-
ceive necessary impliments for agri-
l culture free.
The records of this period are very
scant but it is certain that about this
i time danger was threatening the Col
: onists ON account of the conflict be
: tween Col Carey and President GLOW
er, and that about this time, John
Il Lawson, Major Christopher Gale and
: Lionel Reading went to England. II
l, is very probable that they went to En-
q the unhappy division and to attemp'
s to straighten out the tangle.
q At the time this contract between
u the English Government and De
q Graffenreid was entered into, Mr.
, Lawson, Maj. Gale and Reading were
e in London preparing to return to thu
Colonies and DeGraffenreid engaged
IL them to accompany the Palatines o.
$ their voyage and settle them in Nortl
n Carolina, stating that he himself woult
g follow Immediately. They sailed il
4, January, ITO but were overtaken OF
v that the voyage lasted thirteen weeks
About one half of the 700 Pa1atine
r died at sea. After they landed il
Us Virginia, they travelled by land t
III North Carolina and were located b
r Surveyor-Genera1 Lawson on the tor
r. que of land between the Neuse an
ds Trent rivers, called Chattawka, wher
us was founded the City Of New Bern.
~ It will be noted that after shippin
these unfortunate Palatines who ha
ne entrusted DeGraffenreid with the
nm money and land titles, he remained
VI Europe several months, leaving thes
I'M people penni1ess and without she1te
lie thereby forcing them to sell the
ne clothes in order to sustain their live:
ne and when he finally came, he four
III them in a state of starvation II
as only account of the honesty and goe
hin character of DaGraffenreid ia fon,
nd in his own letters, while the Bar,
hur1s about very literally in his wri
es- ings his denunciation of the igno
w ance, cowardfce. incapacity and ra
1e- cality among the colonfsts.
Je- Lawson on the other hand spoke
thCA1 do uOuS
Vth and religious people, and Of the
OF dians as kind and unsellsh.
nee An almost incredible series of m
9rl- haps attended everything DeGraffe
TO reid and Mitchell attempted, while
ing the other hand the efforts of Lawst
de- the trusted representative of the Lor
ady Proprietors, were attended with S,
f1tn cess.
he'll An almost conclusive proof TO
by mind of the treacherv and unfaithf
'otn ness of DeGraffenreid, is letter WI
ays ten to the Bishop of London in II
as requesting that he, accept me and
are people and receive us into your chu1
pre- under your Lordship's patronage 3
real we shall esteem ourselves happy *
IAN of q better stock" He writes as