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C6e Lititarp of ti)e (Unltiewjtp of Ji3ortt) Carolina CoIIertion of i^ortj^ CatoUniana ^'^ 2,0.30 00033953428 This book must not be taken from the Library building. " _ '-\ KJui'38jtj Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2009 witii funding from Ensuring Democracy tiirougii Digital Access (NC-LSTA) http://www.archive.org/details/biennialreportof192022nort PUBLICATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL COMMISSION BULLETIN No. 29 NINTH BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1920-1922 A People Who Have ITot the Peide to Eecobd Theie History Will Not Long Have the Virtue to Make History That IS Worth Eecordiwg. NINTH BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE North Carolina Historical Commission December 1, 1920, to November 30, 1922 RALEIGH, N. C. Edwabds & Broughton Printing Compant State Printers 1923 LiDi5iy> Univ. c^ North Carolina North Carolina Historical Commission J, Bryan Grimes, Chairman, Raleigh Frank "Wood, Edenton M. C. S. N'oBLE, Chapel Hill Thomas M. Pittman, Henderson Heriot Clarkson, Charlotte D. H. Hill, Secretary, Raleigh Letter of Transmittal To His Excellency, Cameron Moreison, Governor of North Carolina. Sir:—I have the honor to submit herewith for your Excellency's consideration the Biennial Eeport of the North Carolina Historical Commission, for December 1, 1920-lSrovember 30, 1922. Respectfully, J. Bryan Grimes, Chairman. Raleigh, N. C, January, 1923. BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE Secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission DECEMBER i, 1920, TO NOVEMBER 30, 1922 To Hon. J. Bryan Geimes, Chairman, Messes. Thomas M. Pittman, M. C. S. Noble, Teank Wood and Hebiot Claekson, Com-missioners. Gentlemen:—I have the honor to suhmit the following report of the work of the l^orth Carolina Historical Commission for the period December 1, 1920-]S'oYember 30, 1922. ORGANIZATION There has been one change in the organization of the Commission. On November 16, 1922, D. H. Hill resigned his commission to become Secretary of the Historical Commission. To fill his unexpired term, the Governor appointed the same day Hon. Heriot Clarkson of Char-lotte. Hon. J. Bryan Grimes has continued as Chairman of the Commission for the whole period of this report. On August 31, 1921, Mr. E. D. W. Connor, who had been Secretary to the Commission since its inception in 1903, resigned his office to become Kenan Professor of History and Government in the University of North Carolina. The Commission elected to succeed Mr, Connor, D. H. Hill, who began his duties as Secretary on September 1, 1921. During the period covered by this report the following have com-posed the permanent staff of the office : Office Porce Secretary, R. D. W. Connor (through August 31, 1921); D. H. Hill (September 1, 1921- ). Legislative Reference Librarian, H. M. London. Collector for the Hall of History, Fred A- Olds. Collector of World War Records, R. B. House. Restorer of Manuscripts, Mrs. J. M. Winfree. Stenographer, Miss Marjory Terrell. 151 6 [N'iNTH Biennial Report Stenographer, Miss Sophie Busbee (through October 31, 1921). Stenographer, Mrs. W. J. Peele (since December 1, 1921). File Clerk, Mrs. W. S. West. Messenger, William Birdsall. The following were temporarily employed for special service : Assistant Legislative Reference Librarian, W. T. Joyner (January 6-March 6, 1921. December 1-20, 1921). Copyist, Miss Alice Moffitt (December 1, 1920-August 31, 1921), Assistant File Clerk, Miss Sophie Busbee (since June 12, 1922). Compiler of Revolutionary Roster, Moses Amis (since March 1, 1922). DIYISION^ OF DOCUMENTS Executive Papees The papers of the following Governors, transferred from the Gov-ernor's office, were properly arranged and filed: R. B. Glenn, 1905-1909. Locke Craig, 1913-1917. T. W. Bickett, 1917-1920. These papers total 93 cases; 1,000 pieces. In addition, the letter-book of Governor Bickett was edited and arranged with a view to publication. Additional papers were distributed among the Executive Papers j^reviously arranged as follows : Richard Caswell, Samuel Johnston, W. W. Holden, Tod R. Caldwell, C. H. Brogden, Zebulon B. Vance, Thomas J. Jarvis, A. M. Scales, D. G. Fowle, T. M. Holt, Elias Carr, C. B. Aycock. They total 1,975 pieces. Letter-Books Thirty-one letter-books were arranged in the papers of the following Governors : A. M. Scales, 1885-1889. D. G. Fowle, 1889-1891. Thomas M. Holt, 1891-1893. Elias Carr, 1893-1897. D. L. Russell, 1897-1901. W. W. Kitchin, 1909-1913. Warrant Books Six Warrant Books were arranged in the papers of the following Governors : David Stone, 1808-1810. Benjamin Smith, 1810-1811. William Hawkins, 1812-1814. * William Miller, 1814-1817. John Branch, 1817-1820. Thomas J. Jarvis, 1879-1885. iN". C. Historical Commission 7 Military Papers The following military papers were arranged for use : Muster Rolls Militia, 1812-1815. Civil War Papers, 1860-1864. Devereux Papers, 1860-1864. They total 5,000 pieces. Official Boards The following records of official boards were arranged for use : Board of Internal Improvements, 1819-1891. Secretary of State's Papers, 1736-1800. Letters to the Secretary of State, 1729-1905. Literary Board, 1835-1868. Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1858-1888. They total 6,500 pieces. Kecords of Treasurer, Coimptroller, axd Auditor Thirty-three volumes and 7,900 papers from the offices of the Treas-urer, Comptroller, and Auditor, 1790-1865, were classified, catalogued, and arranged for use. Old iN'oRTH Carolina N"ewspapers Photostat copies of ISTorth Carolina newspapers prior to 1800 were arranged and catalogued by a descriptive list giving name, place, pub-lisher, date, number, and condition of each paper. Historical Manuscripts The following collections of historical manuscripts were arranged for use : Charles P. Bolles Letter-books, 1846-1855. John H. Bryan Papers (197 pieces of new material), 1798-1870. Drury Lacy Papers, 1800-1883. Frederick Nash Papers, 1781-1858. David Clark Papers, 1820-1882. Gash Papers, 1816-1898. Wood John Hamlin Papers, 1762-1835. In addition to these, 7,556 papers have been properly distributed among collections previously arranged. World War Eecords, 1914-1920 The collection of over 100,000 items of World War Eecords was arranged for use. Among these, draft lists from the Local Boards totalling 55,100 names were alphabetized' and copied for binding. Ninth Biennial Report Legislative Papers One hundred and thirty cases of Legislative Papers were classified and grouped by years. Legislative Papers from 1729 to 1778 were properly arranged. County Records Two hundred and twenty-three cases and volumes of county records were added to the county records now in possession of the Historical Commission. The collection of one thousand and eighty-six cases and volumes from fifty counties were arranged for use and catalogued as follows : COUNTY RECORDS IN ARCHIVES ROOM Beaufobt: County Court Minutes, 1756-61, Bebtie: Brunswick: Bueke: Buncombe: Bute: Cabaebus: Camden : County Court Minutes, 1767-72; 1772-77; 1778-92; 1793- 1801; 1802; 1803-05; 1805-07; 1808-13; 1813-18; 1818- 22; 1822-32; 1832-41; 1842-43; 1842-53; 1853-67; 1868. Land Entries, 1778-96. Crown Dockets, 1762-65. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1782-1801; 1805-20; 1820-23; 1824-30; 1831-39; 1839-45; 1845-52; 1850-59; 1866-68. Marriage Bonds. Wills, 1781-1822; 1822-27; 1828-47. Public School Records, 1841-60. Register of Officers' bonds, 1796-1829. County Court Minutes, 1807-18; 1818-29; Marriage Bonds. Court Papers, 1782-1842; 1783-1843. Wills, 1794-1866. County Court Minutes, 1822-24. Trial Docket, 1796-1805. Marriage Records, 1851-1870. County Court Minutes, 1767-76. Wills, 1764-79. Marriage Bonds. County Court Papers, 1765-69. Land Entries, 1778-79. Inventories of Estates, 1765-79. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1855-68. Orphans' Accounts, 1800-09. 1830-34 N. C. Historical Commission 9 Carteret : Caswell: Chatham : Chowan: Columbus : Craven : Cumberland: Currituck : Duplin : Edgecombe: Franklin : County Court Minutes, 1724-96; 1764-82; 1796-99; 1799- 1804; 1804-13; 1813-20; 1820-24; 1824-26; 1826-27; 1821-30; 1831-37; 1837-45; 1840-41; 1842-45; 1845-43; 1849-52; 1852-58; 1858-68. Marriage Bonds. List of Taxables, 1802-1808; 1813-14; 1815-19. Grants and Deeds, 1717-75. Deeds, 1781-85. County Court Dockets, 1730-84. Miscellaneous Records, 1749-89. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1811-16. Records, 1685-1805. County Court Petitions. County Court Minutes, 1838-40. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1784-87; 1787-91; 1791-97; 1798- 1800; 1801-04; 1805-08; 1808-10; 1811-12; 1810-16 1817-18; 1819-20; 1820-22; 1823-27; 1827-31; 1831-35; 1836; 1836-38; 1838-39; 1838-40; 1841-43; 1842-44; 1844-46; 1849-51; 1849-52; 1854-56; 1856-59; 1857-60; 1860-65; 1863-66. Public Road Records, 1825-39; 1840-56. Tax Lists, 1777-80. Equity Minute Docket, Fayetteville District 1788-1829. Marriage Bonds. 1830-32 1840-42 1852-55 Court, County Court Minutes, 1799-1803; 1803-30. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1784-91; 1793-1808; 1804-10; 1810-16; 1817-18; 1819-22; 1823-28; 1835-37; 1837-38; 1840-43; 1843-45; 1845-46; Minutes of St. Gabriel's Parish, 1800-17, Record of Assessments and Taxes by districts, 1783 Marriage Bonds, County Court Minutes, 1784-90. Sales and Inventories of Estates, 1735-53; 1792-94. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1785-94; 1794-1800; 1803-10; 1810-13; 1814-17; 1820; 1820-23; 1820-24; 1822-24; 1825-27; 1831-36; 1836-40; 1840-44 1844-47; 1847-53. Lists of Taxables, 1804-22; 1823-36, Deeds, 1797-99. Marriage Bonds, 1801-04; 1832-34; 1851-52, 1764-72; 1800-05 1819-21 10 l^iNTH Biennial Report Gates : Guilford : Granville : Halifax : Haywood : Hyde: Johnston: Jones : Lenoir: McDowell: Mecklenbtjrg: Nash: New Hanover: Northampton : County Court Minutes, 1779-96; 1796-1815; 1815-30; 1830-58; 1833-41; 1851-54; 1859-68. Trial and Reference Docket, 1784-86. Court Papers and Settlements of Estates, 1786-1806. Marriage Bonds. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1786-89; 1796-99; 1800-02; 1803- 06; 1806-10; 1810-13; 1813-16; 1816-18; 1818-20. Execution Docket, 1765-67. Land Entries, 1778-85. Trial Docket, 1764^67. Books of Taxables, 1796-1802; 1803-09. County Court Minutes, 1784-87; 1796-99; 1799-1802; 1821-24. Marriage Bonds. Wills, 1735-1848. Deeds, 1720-1850. County Tax Book, 1784-1834. Deeds, Edgecombe Precinct and County, Bertie Pre-cinct, 1732-40. Halifax, 1759-1761. County Trustees Records, 1826-51. Inventories of Estates, 1773-79. Superior District Court Records, 1783-1805. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1785-97; 1804-28. Wills and Inventories of Estates, 1781-85. Record of Land Entries, 1778-95. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1816-25; 1826-32. Miscellaneous Records, 1737-90; 1790-1818; 1818-1914. Marriage Bonds. Marriage Bonds. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1734-71; 1772-89; 1771-1866. Original Will Books (2), 1797-1816; 1830-48. Inventories of Estates, 1758-1810. List of Taxables, 1782. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1787-1801; 1792-96; 1813-16; 1817-21; 1825-29; 1829-35; 1835-39; 1839-45; 1843-44; 1856-58; 1859-63; 1863-67; 1867-68. Inventories of Estates, 1781-92. Orphans' Estates, 1781-1801. Marriage Bonds. IN". C. Historical CoMMissioisr 11 Onslow: Orange: Pasquotank : Perquimans : Pebson: Pitt: Robeson: Rockingham : Rowan : rutheefoed : Stokes : Tyrrell: County Court Minutes, 1734-71; 1772-89; 1789-98; 1798- 1822; 1822-32; 1832-45; 1845-54; 1855-61; 1861-68. Wills, 1757-83; 1774-90. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1752-62; 1752-93; 1762-66; 1777- 88; 1787-95; 1795-1800; 1800-04; 1805-09; 1810-14; 1815-18; 1818-22; 1822-26; 1826-31; 1831-35; 1836-39; 1840-45; 1845-47; 1847-51; 1852-56; 1854-57. Marriage Bonds. Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1691-1822. Orphans' Court Minutes, 1757-85. Will Books, 1762-93. County Court Minutes, 1741-1868. Marriage Bonds. Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1658-1820. Letters and Court Papers, 1702-1816; 1711-80. Precinct Court Papers, 1688-93; 1735-38. Inventories of Estates, Taxables and Titheables, 1715- 98; 1715-1815. County Court Minutes, 1735-74; 1784-89; 1794-1801. Marriage Bonds. Deeds, 1737-44; 1744-94; 1806-12; 1813-27. Wills, 1711-1802; 1766-1808; 1776-1800. Marriage Bonds. County Papers, 1761-1859. County Court Minutes, 1855-61; 1862-67; 1867-68. Marriage Bonds. Court Documents. County Court Minutes, 1786-95; 1796-1803; 1804-07. Marriage Bonds. Court Papers, 1750-1810. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1794-98; 1799-1802; 18)03-06; 1806-10; 1813-17; 1808-19; 1818-19; 1820-21; 1821-25; 1825-30; 1831-37; 1838-44; 1862-68. Marriage Bonds. Wills, 1782-1S3'3. Guardians' Accounts, 1840-50. Land Entries, 1791-1803. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1735-61; 1761-82; 1783-98; 1798- 1811; 1809-16; 1819-49; 1841-65; 1865-68. Marriage Bonds. Deeds, 1735-54; 1746-84; 1767-99. Miscellaneous Court Records, 1756-86. 12 !N"iNTH Biennial Repoet Wake: Marriage Bonds, Waeeen: County Court Minutes, 1787-92; 1783-89; 1793-1800; 1787-1806; 1791-1815; 1800-05; 1801-05; 1806-14; 1823- 25; 1852-54. Marriage Bonds. Washington: Deeds, 1800-01. Wayne: County Court Minutes, 1787-88. Wills, in 10 small books, 1787-1824; also original wills, 1781-1805. Inventories of Estates. Marriage Bonds (5) 1795. Marriage Licenses (2 books, indexed) 1851-61. Wilkes: County Court Minutes, 1797. County Court Records, 1778-99. Marriage Bonds. They consist of County Court Minutes, Deeds, Wills, Inventories, Tax Lists, and Marriage Bonds. These records are consulted daily by historical workers. Several hundred thousand documents were handled in the above work. There is not a paper in our collection that has not been classi-fied and made accessible to investigators. Handbook of Manuscripts A typewritten handbook, giving descriptions of manuscripts, similar to the Handbook of Manuscripts in the Library of Congress, has been systematically added to. The Handbook consists now of 187 pages and describes 137 collections. Calendars The following calendars are ready for publication: North Carolina Letters in the Van Buren Papers, 1824-1858. Hale Papers, 1850-1866. D. L. Swain Manuscripts, 1793-1868. North Carolina Letters from The Crittenden Papers, 1827-1863. Hayes Collection, 1728-1806. Spencer Papers, 1859-1902. William L. Saunders Manuscripts, 1866-1888. Dartmouth Manuscripts, 1720-1783. Repairing of Manuscripts 17,752 sheets have been repaired in various ways, as follows : 8,567 repaired with paper. 1,442 repaired with crepeline. 561 hinged with cloth. 12,904 mounted for binding. N. C. Historical Commission 13 88 pages inserted in books already bound. 95 clippings mounted for binding, on 80 sheets. 4 large maps mounted on cloth and hinged. Index to Revolutionary Army Accounts The card index to the Revolutionary Army Accounts mentioned in previous reports has been copied and bound into five handy volumes. These indexes, together with those to the Colonial and State Records, give complete references to all available sources of information about Worth Carolina's soldiers in the Revolutionary War. Revolutionary Roster Under direction of the Secretary, Mr. Moses Amis is preparing from the above material a complete roster of North Carolina soldiers in the Revolutionary "War. Index to Hathaway's Genealogical Register Mr. R. D. W. Connor is preparing for the Commission a card index to Hathaway's Genealogical Register. This will give invaluable aid to genealogical investigators. Binding Sixty-four volumes were bound as follows : Chowan County Papers, 1685-1805, I-XIX. Wills, Vol. IV, 1733-1752. Court Papers, District of Edenton, 1751-1787. General Court Papers, Vols. MI, 1690-1754. Vice Admiralty Papers, Vols. I-IV, 1697-1759. Customs House Papers, Port of Roanoke, Vols. I-II, 1682-1775. Albemarle County Papers, Secretary's Office, 1678-1739, Vols. I-II. Granville District Papers, Land Office Records, 1744-1763. Governors' Papers, State Series, 1787-1814, Vols. XVI-XLI. Lenoir County Papers, Lovitt Hines Collection, 1737-1914, Vols. I-III. World War Records, R. B. House Papers, 1916-1920, Vols. I-II. Publications The following publications have come from the press: Bulletin 27. The Eighth Biennial Report of the Secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission, December 1, 1918-November 30, 1920. Paper. 40 pp. Bulletin 28. Proceedings of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Annual Sessions of the State Literary and Historical Association of North Carolina, 1920 and 1921. Paper. 128 pp. North Carolina Manual for 1921. Compiled and edited by R. D. W. Connor. Cloth. 486 pp. 14 ISTiNTH Biennial Report Papers of Thomas Ruffin. Compiled and edited by J. G. deR. Hamilton. Vol. III. Cloth. 464 pp. Vol. IV. Cloth. 403 pp. DeGraffenried's Account of the Founding of New Bern. Edited by- Vincent H. Todd in co-operation with Julius Goebel. Cloth. 434 pp. Records of the Moravians in North Carolina. Edited by Adelaide L. Fries. Vol. I. Cloth. 511 pp. Publication of World War Records In co-operation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Collector of War Records, R. B. House, wrote and published the North Carolina Day Program for 1921, this being a brief history of JSTorth Carolina in the World War. Paper. 72 pp. For the County Commissioners of Caswell County he edited and pub-lished Caswell County in the World War. Paper. 350 pp. Use of Records One hundred and fifteen people came in person to consult the records in the Commission's archives. Three expert genealogists have also been constantly employed in making researches for people in all parts of the country. While genealogical information has been most frequently sought, the following subjects have been worked' out from records in our possession: John Motley Morehead and the Development of North Carolina, 1796-1866. By Burton Alva Konkle, with an introduction by Hon. H. G. Connor. Cloth. 437 pp. Philadelphia, Campbell, 1922. The Negro in North Carolina to 1860. Thesis of R. H. Taylor, graduate student at the University of Michigan. Union Sentiment in North Carolina During the Civil War. Thesis of Miss Mary Shannon Smith, Columbia University. Willie P. Mangum. Thesis of Miss Penelope McDufRe, Columbia University. Ratification of the Federal Constitution. Thesis of Miss Louise Irby, Columbia University. The Farmers Alliance. Special research by Dr. J. D. Hicks, Professor of History, North Carolina College for Women. History of Education in North Carolina. Special research by Prof. M. C. S. Noble, University of North Carolina. Special research in educational documents by Dr. E. W. Knight, University of North Carolina. North Carolina Wills. Research by F. W. Clontz, Yale University. William R. Davie, special research by R. D. W. Connor, University of North Carolina. North Carolina in the World War. R. B. House, in conjunction with the Department of Public Instruction. N". C. Historical Commission 15 ACCESSION'S Additions to Former Collections From one to a dozen pieces were added to the following collections of private papers : Thomas Person, John Williams, Martin Howard, "William Gaston, Joseph Burton, James C. Dobbin, George E. Badger, John Branch, Benjamin Hawkins, D. H. Hill, Z. B. Vance, James Phillips, Xathaniel Macon, Griffith Eutherford, Joseph Benton, Abner Nash, L. O'B. Branch, Eichard Caswell, Mcholas Long, "William Polk, R. D. Catlin, T. H. Holmes. More numerous and important additions are as follows: John Heritage Bryan Papers.—To this collection of John Heritage Bryan, Colonel J. Bryan Grimes has added 147 pieces, dating from 1798 to 1870, adding interesting and valuable data to this important his-torical and biographical collection. "Walter Clark Papers.—To this collection of his personal papers Chief Justice "Walter Clark has added 1,063 pieces. This brings the total of this valuable collection to 5,032 pieces. "Walter Clark Manuscripts.—To this collection of valuable histor-ical manuscripts. Chief Justice Clark has added 569 pieces, making a total in this collection of 1,768 pieces. "William A. Graham Papers.—To this collection of his father's papers, Major W. A. Graham has added 351 pieces, dating from 1776 to 1875. Executive Papers.—11,000 papers were added to the papers of iN'orth Carolina Governors, as follows : Holden, Vance, Brogden, Jarvis, Fowle, Aycock, Glenn, Craig, and Bickett. Thirty-one letter-books were added to our collections, and six warrant books. These have been noted above. Civil "War Papers.—From Captain E. M. Michaux, Goldsboro, were received 2,500 pieces of Civil "War material, including 500 telegrams, 1861-1865. Quartemiaster Eeturns 26th Regiment, 1861-1865;' Muster Eolls 26th Eegiment, 1862-1864. Band and Hospital service. From Dr. H. T. King, a roster of Pitt County soldiers, 1860-1865, 60 pp. mss. Papers from State Offices.—The following papers and volumes were received from various State offices : Secretary of State, 1729-1905, 4,900 pieces. Treasurer, Comptroller, and Auditor, 1790-1870, 33 volumes, 7,900 pieces. Customs House Papers, 900 pieces, 1788-1790. ^ Presented by Mrs. John M. Ellington and Mr. Cadmus Young, Polenta. 16 N^iNTH Biennial Report County Records.—223 cases and volumes were received from the following counties : Bute, Buncombe, Brunswick, Carteret, Cumber-land, Duplin, Halifax, 'New Hanover, Northampton, Orange, Robeson, Wayne. This swells our county collection to 1,088 cases and volumes covered in the list above. Maps.—The following maps were received : Map of the United States with insert of North Carolina, 1804. Plan of Wilmington, 1769. From Dr. Charles M. Andrews. London in Miniature, Edward Mogg, 1829. From Mrs. Fattie D. B. Arrington. World War Records, 1914-1919 Individual Records—Army—300.—North Carolina War Service Records (World War), 1914-1919. Compiled by Daughters of the Amer-ican Revolution. Cloth. 2 Vols. 885 pp. Local Board Lists of Inducted men from North Carolina, alphabetized by race, names, and counties, for binding—a list of about 55,100 names. In conjunction with the Adjutant-General we have also a card index to all service men from North Carolina by all classes. This list contains over 90,000 names. Individual Records—Navy—4. Individual Records—Air Service—4. Deserters.—A complete file to date of the deserters from North Caro-lina, as published by the War Department and the Congressional Record. Soldiers' Letters—120.—George W. Alston, Josej^h A. Bumpus, Robert W. Winston, Jr., and Collier Cobb, Jr. Photographs—50. History of North Carolina Units.—Base Hospital 65. 30th Division.—Field Orders 2nd Army Corps—1 volume, also 2 volumes manuscript. Calendar of Records of 30th Division in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 60 pp. Calendar of Records of 60th Brigade, 30th Division, in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 14 pp. Calendar of Records of 105th Sanitary Train, in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 1 p. Calendar of Records of the 10th Field Squad Battalion, in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 2 pp. Calendar of Records of the 105th Supply Train, in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 1 p. N". C. Historical Commission 17 Calendar of Eecords of the 105tli Engineers, in the files of the His-torical Section, Army War College, MSS. 10 pp. Calendar of Records of 113th Field Artillery, in the files of the His-torical Section, Army War College, MSS. 1 p. Calendar of Records of 115th Machine Gun Battalion, in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 2 pp. Calendar of Records of the 105th Train Headquarters, in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 1 p. Calendar of Records of the 119th Infantry, in the files of the His-torical Section, Army War College, MSS. 7 pp. Calendar of Records of the 120th Infantry, in the files of the His-torical Section, Army War College, MSS. 3 pp. 113th Field Artillery, about 10,000 original records, 1916-1919. 113th Machine Gun Battalion. Calendar of Records, Army War College, MSS. 2 pp. 117th Engineer Train. Calendar of Records in Army War College, MSS. 15 pp. American Legion.—Complete file of American Legion Weekly to date. Complete file of papers Department of N'orth Carolina. Red Cross.—History of following chapters : Englehard, Hyde Coun-ty; Greensboro; Hillsboro. War Savings.—200 pieces from Miss Kate Herring. Y. M. C. A.—Report of Greensboro Y. M. C. A., April 19 17-July, 1920. County War History.—Granville, Vol., 214 pp.; Chowan, 300 pieces; Halifax, 200 pieces; Caswell, Vol., 350 pp.; Brunswick, 200 pieces ; Union, 60 pp. MSS. Women in the War.—^Women's Committee, Council of Defence, 15 ^pp. MSS. Miscellaneous.— Pamphlets—2,000. War Poetry—100 pieces. Mrs. R. O. Burton, Scrap Book—10,000 clippings. Newspapers.—In addition to the E. Burke Haywood collection of Civil War newspapers, systematic search for iN'orth Carolina newspapers prior to 1800 has been prosecuted. Through the courtesy of the Library of Congress in making photostats of papers in its possession, the Massachusetts Historical Society in making photostat positives 18 Ninth Biennial Report under an arrangement made in 1920, and the University of ISTortli Caro-lina Library in lending volumes and' odd numbers of papers, the Historical Commission now has 652 numbers as follows : Washington Federalist Rind & Prentiss, Washington, D. C. Year No. Date Remarks 1801 182 November 25 Pages 1 and 2. The Virginia Gazette John Dixon & William Hunter 1775 1272 December 23 Pages 1 and 2. 1778 1415 May 15 The North Carolina Journal Abraham Hodge, Halifax 1794 1795 1796 80 January ISr. C. Historical Commission 19 1 ji;An. i.su, 1796 219 20 I^iNTH Biennial E-epokt Year I^. C. Historical Commission 21 Year No. Date Remarks 1795 489 June 6 491 20 493 July 4 494 11 510 October 24 Pages 3 and 4 mutilated. 511 31 512 November 7 513 14 519 December 26 1796 519 January 2 526 February 13 528 27 .... March . . Pages 1 and 2 mutilated. 533 April 2 534 9 Pages 3 and 4 mutilated. 537 30 539 Mav 14 540 " 21 541 28 542 June 5 543 12 544 18 Pages 2 and 3 missing. 545 25 546 July 2 547 9 548 16 551 August 6 553 20 555 September 3 556 10 557 17 559 October 1 560 8 562 22 563 29 564 November 5 565 12 566 19 567 26 568 December 3 Pages 3 and 4 mutilated. 569 10 570 17 572 31 1797 573 January 7 575 21 Slightly blotted. 576 28 577 February 4 580 ' 25 682 March 11 583 18 584 25 586 AprU 8 587 15 603 August 5 Martin's North Carolina Gazette F. X. Martin, N'ewbern 1787 80 July 11 85 August 15 103 December 19 22 N^iNTH Biennial Report The State Gazette of North Carolina Hodge & Blanchard, Newbern Year No. 1787 99 105 1788 117 124 Date October 4 November 15 February 7 March 27 Remarks Pages 1 and 4. Mutilated—printed by Hodge & Wills. Slightly mutilated, crepelined. The [N'ewbern Gazette Jolin C. Osborn & Co., ISTewbern 1798 34 November 24 35 December 1 1799 36 N. C. HisTOBiCAL Commission. Year 24 WiNTH Biennial Report. Fayetteville Gazette Sibley & Howard, Fayetteville Year No. Date Remarks 1789 1 August 24 Pages 3 and 4 rnvtilated, crepelined. 4 September 14 5 21 8 October 12 Fayetteville Gazette Alexander Martin, for Jolin Sibley 179'2 1 August 7 8 September 25 9 October 2 10 9 11 16 12 23 13 30 14 November 6 17 27 19 December 11 1793 12 January 2 32 March 5 33 12 41 May 21 42 28 43 June 4 65 S November 19 Printed by Lancelot A. Mi.llin for John Sibley. Hall's Wilmington Gazette 1797 6 February 9 7 16 9 March 2 12 23 and extra of 2 pages. 13 30 14 April 6 16 20 23 June 8 35 August 24 37 September 7 39 28 40 October 5 42 12 43 26 44 November 3 1798 58 February 8 60 22 62 March 8 65 29 67 April 12 74 May 31 77 June 21 87 August 30 93 October 11 97 November 15 99 29 ]Sr. C. Historical Commission 25 The Wilmington Gazette Allmand Hall, Wilmington Year No. Date Remarks 1799 113 26 I^iNTH Biennial Report The State Gazette of North Carolina Hodge & Wills, Edenton Year No. Remarks N. C. Historical Commission 27 Year No. Remarks 28 I^iNTH Biennial Report Year N. C. Historical Commission 29 Year No. 30 Ninth Biennial Report Year IN". C. Historical Commission 91 NEW COLLECTIONS Frederick Nash Papers.—From Assistant Attorney-General Frank Nash the Commission received the papers of Chief Justice Frederick Nash, 1781-1858, 25 pieces. Tazewell Hargrove Papers.—Mr. W. Stamps Howard of Tarboro gave to the Commission the Tazewell C. Hargrove collection of auto-graphs of members of the North Carolina Secession Convention, 1861. T. D. Hogg Papers.—From Miss Sallie Dortch of Raleigh the Com-mission received 2,000 pieces of miscellaneous Civil "War material, the property of her grandfather. Major T. D. Hogg. David Clark Papers.—Chief Justice Walter Clark gave to the His-torical Commission 19 letters of his father, General David Clark, relating to the defenses of the Eoanoke River, 1860. E. BiJRKE Haywood Collection of Civil War Newspapers.—From Mr. Ernest Haywood of Raleigh the Historical Commission received the following collection of newspapers, deposited as a memorial to his father and mother. Dr. E. Burke Haywood and Mrs. Lucy A. Haywood. The collection includes : Daily Sentinel of Raleigh, 10 vols., 1865-1870. Raleigh Standard, 9 vols., 1859-1866. Raleigh Register, 5 vols., 1850-1868. Raleigh State Journal, 1 vol., 1860-1865. Raleigh Daily Conservative, 1 vol., 1864-1865, Raleigh Progress, 1 vol., 1862-1865. Raleigh Daily Confederate, 1 vol., 1864-1865. Richmond Enquirer, 2 vols., 1863-1864. Richmond Sentinel, 1 vol., 1863-1864. Richmond Examiner, 3 vols., 1861-1865. North Carolina Presbyterian (Fayetteville), 1 \ol., 1858-1863. National Intelligencer (Washington, D. C), 9 vols., 1840-1859. Diary of Catharine Ann Edmondston.—From Mrs. Katherine Deve-reux Mackay the Historical Commission received the diary of Mrs. Catharine Ann Edmondston, daughter of Thomas Pollock Devereux and Catharine Ann Devereux of Raleigh. The diary is in four volumes. It deals with daily happenings on the plantation, Hascosea, near Scot-land Neck, North Carolina, and with the general progress of the Civil War. It covers the dates 1860-1866. Drury Lacy Letters.—From Col. J. Bryan Grimes the Historical Commission received a collection of 40 letters written by Rev. Charles Phillips of Chapel Hill to Rev. Drury Lacy of Raleigh. The letters 32 N'iNTH Beexxial Repoet cover the year 18S3, and form a chapter in a correspondence that con-tinued from 1849 till about ISS-i between these two friends. IhcKsox Lettees.—^From Mr. E. K. Bryan, Scotts Hill, X. C, the Commission received 10 letters written by William Dickson, Duplin County, X. C, to his cousin, Robert Dickson, in Ireland. The letters cover the years 1784-1790, and give a true picture of the closing years of the Revolution. "Wood Johx Hamlix Papees.—This collection of 278 letters was secured by purchase. They cover the years 1762-1835, and deal with business and plantation affairs on the estate of "Wood John Hamlin in Halifax County. Registee of Licentiates.—Board of Medical Examiners of Xorth Carolina, 1 vol., 1859-1920. Deposited by Dr. Kemp P. Battle. Autograph of Johx Hancock.—From Mr. Owen Kenan, Wil-mington. Hogg Deeds.—13 pieces from Mrs. C. A. Shore, Raleigh. XORTH CAROLIXA RECORDS IX LOXDOX In the summer of 1922 Mr. R. D. "W. Connor searched the records of Xorth Carolina in the British Public Record OfEce and the British Museum. The notable results of Mr. Connor's search may be seen in the following brief report : Chapel Hill, X. C, Xovember 17, 1922. De. D. H. Hill, Secretary, The Xorth Carolina Historical Commission, Raleigh, X. C. Deab De. Hlll :—In accordance with the request of the Xorth Caro-lina Historical Commission that I go to London to examine the collections in the British Public Record Office and the British Museum to ascertain whether they contain any documents of importance to the colonial his-tory of Xorth Carolina of which the State does not now have copies, I sailed from Xew York June 17th and spent the eight weeks from June 26th to August 19th in London at work in the two above mentioned institutions. The chief depository of material bearing on Colonial America is the British Public Record Office, where my work was mostly done. The greater portion of the Xorth Carolina material deposited there has been printed in the Colonial and State Records of Xorth Carolina, but much valuable material remains to be copied. How much there is of such material I cannot say, because the collections are so large that "N. C. Historical Commission. 9B in the time at my disposal I could not possibly make a complete exam-ination of them. The series of Colonial Office Papers alone embraces 1,742 volumes and bundles of manuscripts. It was perfectly obvious, therefore, that in eight weeks I could examine but a few, comparatively, of the hundreds of volumes that might contain iN'orth Carolina material. I decided accordingly to examine in each collection a sufficient number of volumes to enable me to determine three things, namely : 1. Whether they contain unpublished material of importance to our history; 2. The character and scope of that material; 3. The best method of obtaining copies of it. Altogether I made such an examination of 371 volumes and bundles in the following collections, which are described in Andrew's "Guide," in the volume and on the pages indicated in parentheses following each title : State Papers, Foreign, and Foreign Office Papers (I, 18-41). State Papers, Domestic, and Home Office Papers (I, 42-74). Colonial Office Papers (I, 78-267). Admiralty Papers (II, 1-65). Audit Office, Declared Papers (II, 66-78). Audit Office, Declared Accounts (II, 79-105). Lord Chamberlain Papers (II, 107-108). Treasury Papers (II, 136-269). War Office Papers (II, 270-303). In each of the volumes, or bundles, which I examined, I listed the documents which bear directly on North Carolina, and I attach hereto a check-list of those documents. Many of the documents on this list are printed in the Colonial Records, but I have not had time yet to check them up completely. Those which I have checked have been marked out. I have thus checked through the first 44 pages of the attached list ; some of the documents which I have not marked out may be in the Colonial Eecords, but if so I have not been able to locate them. An examination of this list will show that there is still a vast amount of material bearing on the colonial history of North Carolina which is not in print, but it is impossible now to say what the extent of this material is. For instance, the first 57 pages of the attached list contain the North Carolina material found in 109 volumes and bundles of Colonial Office Papers; but there are 1,633 volumes and bundles in the series which I did not examine. The attached list reveals four classes of documents which, it seems to me, are important to our history, namely: 34 !N"i]YTH Biennial E-epokt 1. Documents dealing directly with North Carolina and North Carolinians. 2. Documents bearing upon territory formerly but not now embraced within the limits of North Carolina. 3. Documents dealing with matters of common interest to all the American colonies, or to two or more including North Carolina, but which do not refer to specific colonies. 4. Documents concerning individuals connected with the history of North Carolina, but concerning them either before such connection began or after it ceased. The final point to be considered is the best procedure to be followed for procuring copies of this material. It will be a simple matter to employ the services of expert copyists in London at reasonable rates of compensation, but the chief problem will be to select the documents to be copied. These are scattered through hundreds of volumes and bundles of manuscripts, each of which contains papers bearing on many different subjects. There will be no difficulty in regard to docu-ments which bear on their face the colony to which they refer, but hundreds of them must be selected from their subject matter. This, of course, will require some knowledge of Colonial American history, if not of Worth Carolina history, on the part of the person making the selections. It seems to me, therefore, that the Commission must decide upon one of two courses : First, to send to London a member of the staff of the Commission with instructions to make an examination of every volume and every bundle (except those I have already examined) and' list every document bearing on our history sufficiently directly to make it advisable for us to have a copy of it. If this is done, such person ought to be instructed within the field. Such a procedure would, of course, involve a rather long residence in England—at least a year; perhaps longer—and con-siderable expense. The alternative, it seems to me, is Secondly, to draw from the data which I have already collected gen-eral instructions describing the kinds of material wanted, and trust to some carefully selected agent resident in England to make the selections under such guidance. A large percentage of the material would be obvious ; the doubtful material might be listed by descriptive titles and submitted to the Commission for instructions, though this would, of course, involve extra handling of the documents and extra expense. Under this plan many documents of which we ought to have copies would doubtless be overlooked, but the work could be done probably at less expense than would be involved in the first plan suggested above. Finally, whatever is done ought to be done as soon as possible. Many of these documents—among them some of the most important—are in N". C. HisTOKiCAL Commission ^o very bad condition and are rapidly disintegrating under the constant handling to which they are being subjected'. This is especially true of the American Loyalists Papers, which are of the utmost value for the social, economic, political and military history of North Carolina during the American Eevolution. For a description of these papers see the attached check-list under the head "Audit Office Papers." Many of these documents are so rotten that they cannot be handled even with the utmost care without damage. In conclusion, I must not omit to say that whatever the Commission decides to do about these documents, it may expect to receive the fullest and heartiest co-operation of the officials of the Public Eecord Office. Very truly yours, E. D. W. Connor. HISTOEICAL MAEKEES A committee of citizens in ISTew Hanover County formed an associa-tion to mark the southwest salient of Port Fisher. A bronze marker was placed on the site of this salient to preserve the memory of its location and importance in this historic fort. STOEY OF THE COUNTIES Col. Fred A. Olds wrote and published, through the courtesy of the Orphans Friend, Oxford, IST. C, "A Story of the Counties of North Carolina, with Other Data." Paper, 64 pp. The Historical Commission distributed 2,500 of these invaluable pamphlets. HALL OF HISTOEY I submit herewith the report of the Collector for the Hall of History, and call your special attention to the fine collection of World War relics known as the Colonel Joseph Hyde Pratt Collection. The Museum has been kept open every day of the past biennium, and 315 classes of school children received lectures there on North Carolina history. Thousands of visitors have viewed the collections. Eeport of the Collector for the Hall of History Ealeigh, N. C, December 1, 1922. Dr. D. H, Hill, Secretary: I beg leave to submit herewith my report as Collector for the Hall of History for the period December 1, 1920-November 30, 1922 : The search for relics and documents during the past two years has yielded rich returns, in great variety, covering all periods of North 36 Ninth Biennial Report Carolina's history, and it has been made in practically all the counties, the only exception being those created since 1865, which present no field for such activities. Special efforts, extremely successful, were made to complete; the notable collection of county records, including marriage bonds. Records from Bute (extinct since 1779), Duplin, Halifax, Buncombe, North-ampton, Carteret, Robeson, Cumberland, Wayne, New Hanover, Brunswick, and Orange, were secured, and marriage bonds from Bute, Warren, Rowan, Brunswick, Pasquotank, New Hanover, tud Robeson. In some cases the existence of this material was not known by the county officials. Records of births, marriages, and deaths in Pasquo-tank (formed in 1672) were brought in from 1685. Colonial relics in great variety form a notable addition to the col-lection in the Hall of History. Revolutionary relics from the battle-fields of Moore's Creek, Ramseur's Mill, King's Mountain, Guilford Court House, and from other sources, including John Penn's Diary, have been added. Indian relics from Lake Mattamuskeet and other points have been brought in and installed; also many which illustrate the Scotch settle-ment and life. Most careful searches were made in the State Capitol and in other buildings for historical material, and the "finds" were surprisingly numerous and! varied. The records of the Governors in the executive office were also brought in, arranged and installed in the archives department. Oil portraits of William Gaston, the writer of the State song, "The Old North State," and of Weldon N. Edwards, who presided over the Secession Convention at Raleigh, May, 1861, were received by pre-sentation as gifts. The muster rolls of the 26th North Carolina Infantry, C. S. A. (Vance, Burgwyn and Lane, its colonels in succession), were presented and tell the stirring history of the regiment which lost more men in the war than any other of the more than 4,000 regiments in the Federal and Confederate armies. Many relics of the War Between the States were gathered, among them the brigade flag of Brigadier General Lawrence O'Brian Branch, who was killed in Virginia. Numerous relics of the World War, illustrating North Carolina's part in it, were secured, notably an illustrative collection from the battlefields where the 105th Engineers were engaged, these being a N. C. Historical Commission 37 gift from its colonel, Joseph Hyde Pratt, as a memorial to the organization, which was in the 30th—or Old Hickory—Division of the American Expeditionary Forces. Autographed photographs of North Carolina officers of high rank are also among the new additions. The North Carolina branch of the E,ed Cross and the great hospital at Oteen, near Asheville, presented tapestries which were gifts by King George of Great Britain. Photo-graphs illustrating thd visit of Marshal Foch of France to JSTorth Carolina were another addition. The music and words of the original "Dixie," with a photograph and the autograph of Daniel D. Emmett, the author of the famous song, are lent for a year by the owner, Mr. Curtis, of Rochester, N. Y., and from here go to Cornell University. During the two years all the one hundred counties have been visited, and in most of them history talks were made in colleges and schools of all degrees, in cities and towns and the rural sections. These included the State Summer School at the State College, and the Appalachian Training School at Boone. At the latter the writer's two weeks holiday was spent in giving lecture courses. Respectfully submitted, Fred A. Olds. LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY Below will be found the report of the Legislative Reference Librarian. I call your attention to the various services performed by this depart-ment, and to the particular service of the bill-drafting service rendered the General Assembly. Six hundred fifty bills were drafted here during the regular session of the General Assembly of the 1921 and the special session. The report follows : Raleigh, N. C, November 20, 1922. Dr. D. H. Hill, Secretary, North Carolina Historical Commission, Raleigh, N. C. Dear Sir:—I beg to submit herewith a report of the work of the Legislative Reference Library from December 1, 1920, to November 20, 1922: The past twenty-four months have been unusually active ones in the Legislative Reference Library. During this period the following publi- 38 I^iNTH Biennial Report cations liave been prepared and distributed among State and county offi-cials, libraries and civic and professional organizations throughout the State: 1. Two editions of the Directory of State and County Officials. Hundreds of requests were received for this useful booklet, both from within and without the State. 2. A booklet containing the official vote by counties for President, State officers. Congressmen and constitutional amendments at the election held in November, 1920. A similar booklet covering the 1922 election will bei issued shortly. 3. Bulletin No. 3, containing amendments to the Consolidated Statutes enacted at the Extra Session of 1920 and the regular session of 1921, arranged according to the section numbers of the Consolidated Statutes. This bulletin of 69 pages has proved invaluable to the lawyers and court officials through-out the State. 4. Bulletin No. 4 (24 pages), containing amendments to the Consolidated Statutes enacted at the Extra Session of the General Assembly held in December, 1921. This bulletin, together with Bulletin No. 3, contains all amendments to the Consolidated Statutes enacted since its adoption in 1919. 5. A booklet of 32 pages containing synopsis of Game Laws of various counties brought up to date with a supplement of game legislation enacted at the Special Session of 1921. 6. A court calendar was compiled showing the dates of the Superior Court held in the various counties of the State. This is especially useful to court officials, lawyers, and the public generally. A concise handbook of information as to the activities of the various State departments is being compiled. This publication is designed to give a brief description of all State agencies and will serve as a guide to all persons seeking information and assistance. It will contain a sketch of the Avork, together with citation of laws creating each depart-ment, showing its chartered function. Prior to the election of 1922, the press was furnished a compilation showing the compensation of members of the various State Legislatures, so that the voters might be informed when passing on the constitutional amendment increasing the compensation of members of the General Assembly. During the regular session of the General Assembly of 1921 five hun-dred bills were prepared and drafted for members, and during the Extra Session of December, 1921, one hundred and fifty bills were likewise prepared in this office, three stenographers from the offices of the En-grossing Clerks of the House and Senate having been kept busy type-writing the bills drafted. Members of the General Assembly, partic-ularly the lay members, have appreciated this feature of the work in the Legislative Eeference Library more than ever. N, C. Historical Commission 39 In addition to tlie above outline of some of the principal activities during the past two years, hundreds of inquiries touching on legislation in this and other States have been investigated and answered, and in no case has this office failed to give prompt and careful attention to all matters referred to it. Since January, 1922, Mrs. W. J. Peele has been regularly employed as stenographer and assistant to the Legislative Reference Librarian, and her services have been entirely satisfactory. Respectfully yours, Henry M. London, Legislative Reference Librarian. SUMMARY The various and constant services rendered the public by the His-torical Commission's staff cannot be adequately summarized. But the following analysis of the foregoing report will show the main features of the work for the past two years : 1. 95,931 documents were properly arranged for use in our collections. Over 100,000 other documents were grouped in proper classifications. 500 cases of new material were handled. 2. 1,078 cases and volumes of county records from fifty counties were arranged and catalogued. 3. 17,752 pieces were scientifically repaired and mounted. 4. The Revolutionary Army Accounts were made available by an index of five volumes. 5. 64 volumes were bound. 6. 6 publications were issued, a total of 6,000 volumes. 7. 33 collections were added to. 8. 12 new collections were secured. 9. New material in London was found and catalogued. 10. 115 researchers made use of the records; of these, 11 were preparing monographs on North Carolina. 11. 315 classes, totalling 7,300 school children, received lectures on North Carolina in the Hall of History. 12. 1,100 objects were added to the Hall of History. 13. The Collector for the Hall of History made 392 talks in public schools, and issued "The Story of the Counties" to 2,500 people and institutions. 14. Two publications on the World War were prepared. 15. 5 publications were issued by the Legislative Reference Library, and 650 bills were drafted. Respectfully submitted, D. H. Hill, Secretary. Raleigh, North Carolina, December 1, 1922. No Man is Fit to be Enteusted with CoNTEOL OF THE PbESENT WhO IS IgNOEANT OF THE Past; and No People Who Abe Indiffeeent to Theie Past Need Hope to Make Theie Futuee Geeat.
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Title | Biennial report of the North Carolina Historical Commission |
Other Title | Report of the Historical Commission |
Creator | North Carolina Historical Commission. |
Date | 1920; 1921; 1922 |
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North Carolina Historical Commission--Periodicals North Carolina--History--Sources--Periodicals North Carolina--Antiquities--Periodicals Genealogy |
Place |
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States North Carolina, United States |
Time Period |
(1900-1929) North Carolina's industrial revolution and World War One |
Description | Description based on: 2nd (1906/1908).; 1908/1910-1924/1926 report year ends Nov. 30; 1926/1928- ends June 30. |
Publisher | Raleigh :Edwards & Broughton,1904-1942. |
Agency-Current | North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources |
Rights | State Document see http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,63754 |
Physical Characteristics | 19 v. ;23 cm. |
Collection | Health Sciences Library. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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English |
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Reports Periodicals |
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Full Text | C6e Lititarp of ti)e (Unltiewjtp of Ji3ortt) Carolina CoIIertion of i^ortj^ CatoUniana ^'^ 2,0.30 00033953428 This book must not be taken from the Library building. " _ '-\ KJui'38jtj Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2009 witii funding from Ensuring Democracy tiirougii Digital Access (NC-LSTA) http://www.archive.org/details/biennialreportof192022nort PUBLICATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL COMMISSION BULLETIN No. 29 NINTH BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1920-1922 A People Who Have ITot the Peide to Eecobd Theie History Will Not Long Have the Virtue to Make History That IS Worth Eecordiwg. NINTH BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE North Carolina Historical Commission December 1, 1920, to November 30, 1922 RALEIGH, N. C. Edwabds & Broughton Printing Compant State Printers 1923 LiDi5iy> Univ. c^ North Carolina North Carolina Historical Commission J, Bryan Grimes, Chairman, Raleigh Frank "Wood, Edenton M. C. S. N'oBLE, Chapel Hill Thomas M. Pittman, Henderson Heriot Clarkson, Charlotte D. H. Hill, Secretary, Raleigh Letter of Transmittal To His Excellency, Cameron Moreison, Governor of North Carolina. Sir:—I have the honor to submit herewith for your Excellency's consideration the Biennial Eeport of the North Carolina Historical Commission, for December 1, 1920-lSrovember 30, 1922. Respectfully, J. Bryan Grimes, Chairman. Raleigh, N. C, January, 1923. BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE Secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission DECEMBER i, 1920, TO NOVEMBER 30, 1922 To Hon. J. Bryan Geimes, Chairman, Messes. Thomas M. Pittman, M. C. S. Noble, Teank Wood and Hebiot Claekson, Com-missioners. Gentlemen:—I have the honor to suhmit the following report of the work of the l^orth Carolina Historical Commission for the period December 1, 1920-]S'oYember 30, 1922. ORGANIZATION There has been one change in the organization of the Commission. On November 16, 1922, D. H. Hill resigned his commission to become Secretary of the Historical Commission. To fill his unexpired term, the Governor appointed the same day Hon. Heriot Clarkson of Char-lotte. Hon. J. Bryan Grimes has continued as Chairman of the Commission for the whole period of this report. On August 31, 1921, Mr. E. D. W. Connor, who had been Secretary to the Commission since its inception in 1903, resigned his office to become Kenan Professor of History and Government in the University of North Carolina. The Commission elected to succeed Mr, Connor, D. H. Hill, who began his duties as Secretary on September 1, 1921. During the period covered by this report the following have com-posed the permanent staff of the office : Office Porce Secretary, R. D. W. Connor (through August 31, 1921); D. H. Hill (September 1, 1921- ). Legislative Reference Librarian, H. M. London. Collector for the Hall of History, Fred A- Olds. Collector of World War Records, R. B. House. Restorer of Manuscripts, Mrs. J. M. Winfree. Stenographer, Miss Marjory Terrell. 151 6 [N'iNTH Biennial Report Stenographer, Miss Sophie Busbee (through October 31, 1921). Stenographer, Mrs. W. J. Peele (since December 1, 1921). File Clerk, Mrs. W. S. West. Messenger, William Birdsall. The following were temporarily employed for special service : Assistant Legislative Reference Librarian, W. T. Joyner (January 6-March 6, 1921. December 1-20, 1921). Copyist, Miss Alice Moffitt (December 1, 1920-August 31, 1921), Assistant File Clerk, Miss Sophie Busbee (since June 12, 1922). Compiler of Revolutionary Roster, Moses Amis (since March 1, 1922). DIYISION^ OF DOCUMENTS Executive Papees The papers of the following Governors, transferred from the Gov-ernor's office, were properly arranged and filed: R. B. Glenn, 1905-1909. Locke Craig, 1913-1917. T. W. Bickett, 1917-1920. These papers total 93 cases; 1,000 pieces. In addition, the letter-book of Governor Bickett was edited and arranged with a view to publication. Additional papers were distributed among the Executive Papers j^reviously arranged as follows : Richard Caswell, Samuel Johnston, W. W. Holden, Tod R. Caldwell, C. H. Brogden, Zebulon B. Vance, Thomas J. Jarvis, A. M. Scales, D. G. Fowle, T. M. Holt, Elias Carr, C. B. Aycock. They total 1,975 pieces. Letter-Books Thirty-one letter-books were arranged in the papers of the following Governors : A. M. Scales, 1885-1889. D. G. Fowle, 1889-1891. Thomas M. Holt, 1891-1893. Elias Carr, 1893-1897. D. L. Russell, 1897-1901. W. W. Kitchin, 1909-1913. Warrant Books Six Warrant Books were arranged in the papers of the following Governors : David Stone, 1808-1810. Benjamin Smith, 1810-1811. William Hawkins, 1812-1814. * William Miller, 1814-1817. John Branch, 1817-1820. Thomas J. Jarvis, 1879-1885. iN". C. Historical Commission 7 Military Papers The following military papers were arranged for use : Muster Rolls Militia, 1812-1815. Civil War Papers, 1860-1864. Devereux Papers, 1860-1864. They total 5,000 pieces. Official Boards The following records of official boards were arranged for use : Board of Internal Improvements, 1819-1891. Secretary of State's Papers, 1736-1800. Letters to the Secretary of State, 1729-1905. Literary Board, 1835-1868. Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1858-1888. They total 6,500 pieces. Kecords of Treasurer, Coimptroller, axd Auditor Thirty-three volumes and 7,900 papers from the offices of the Treas-urer, Comptroller, and Auditor, 1790-1865, were classified, catalogued, and arranged for use. Old iN'oRTH Carolina N"ewspapers Photostat copies of ISTorth Carolina newspapers prior to 1800 were arranged and catalogued by a descriptive list giving name, place, pub-lisher, date, number, and condition of each paper. Historical Manuscripts The following collections of historical manuscripts were arranged for use : Charles P. Bolles Letter-books, 1846-1855. John H. Bryan Papers (197 pieces of new material), 1798-1870. Drury Lacy Papers, 1800-1883. Frederick Nash Papers, 1781-1858. David Clark Papers, 1820-1882. Gash Papers, 1816-1898. Wood John Hamlin Papers, 1762-1835. In addition to these, 7,556 papers have been properly distributed among collections previously arranged. World War Eecords, 1914-1920 The collection of over 100,000 items of World War Eecords was arranged for use. Among these, draft lists from the Local Boards totalling 55,100 names were alphabetized' and copied for binding. Ninth Biennial Report Legislative Papers One hundred and thirty cases of Legislative Papers were classified and grouped by years. Legislative Papers from 1729 to 1778 were properly arranged. County Records Two hundred and twenty-three cases and volumes of county records were added to the county records now in possession of the Historical Commission. The collection of one thousand and eighty-six cases and volumes from fifty counties were arranged for use and catalogued as follows : COUNTY RECORDS IN ARCHIVES ROOM Beaufobt: County Court Minutes, 1756-61, Bebtie: Brunswick: Bueke: Buncombe: Bute: Cabaebus: Camden : County Court Minutes, 1767-72; 1772-77; 1778-92; 1793- 1801; 1802; 1803-05; 1805-07; 1808-13; 1813-18; 1818- 22; 1822-32; 1832-41; 1842-43; 1842-53; 1853-67; 1868. Land Entries, 1778-96. Crown Dockets, 1762-65. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1782-1801; 1805-20; 1820-23; 1824-30; 1831-39; 1839-45; 1845-52; 1850-59; 1866-68. Marriage Bonds. Wills, 1781-1822; 1822-27; 1828-47. Public School Records, 1841-60. Register of Officers' bonds, 1796-1829. County Court Minutes, 1807-18; 1818-29; Marriage Bonds. Court Papers, 1782-1842; 1783-1843. Wills, 1794-1866. County Court Minutes, 1822-24. Trial Docket, 1796-1805. Marriage Records, 1851-1870. County Court Minutes, 1767-76. Wills, 1764-79. Marriage Bonds. County Court Papers, 1765-69. Land Entries, 1778-79. Inventories of Estates, 1765-79. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1855-68. Orphans' Accounts, 1800-09. 1830-34 N. C. Historical Commission 9 Carteret : Caswell: Chatham : Chowan: Columbus : Craven : Cumberland: Currituck : Duplin : Edgecombe: Franklin : County Court Minutes, 1724-96; 1764-82; 1796-99; 1799- 1804; 1804-13; 1813-20; 1820-24; 1824-26; 1826-27; 1821-30; 1831-37; 1837-45; 1840-41; 1842-45; 1845-43; 1849-52; 1852-58; 1858-68. Marriage Bonds. List of Taxables, 1802-1808; 1813-14; 1815-19. Grants and Deeds, 1717-75. Deeds, 1781-85. County Court Dockets, 1730-84. Miscellaneous Records, 1749-89. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1811-16. Records, 1685-1805. County Court Petitions. County Court Minutes, 1838-40. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1784-87; 1787-91; 1791-97; 1798- 1800; 1801-04; 1805-08; 1808-10; 1811-12; 1810-16 1817-18; 1819-20; 1820-22; 1823-27; 1827-31; 1831-35; 1836; 1836-38; 1838-39; 1838-40; 1841-43; 1842-44; 1844-46; 1849-51; 1849-52; 1854-56; 1856-59; 1857-60; 1860-65; 1863-66. Public Road Records, 1825-39; 1840-56. Tax Lists, 1777-80. Equity Minute Docket, Fayetteville District 1788-1829. Marriage Bonds. 1830-32 1840-42 1852-55 Court, County Court Minutes, 1799-1803; 1803-30. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1784-91; 1793-1808; 1804-10; 1810-16; 1817-18; 1819-22; 1823-28; 1835-37; 1837-38; 1840-43; 1843-45; 1845-46; Minutes of St. Gabriel's Parish, 1800-17, Record of Assessments and Taxes by districts, 1783 Marriage Bonds, County Court Minutes, 1784-90. Sales and Inventories of Estates, 1735-53; 1792-94. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1785-94; 1794-1800; 1803-10; 1810-13; 1814-17; 1820; 1820-23; 1820-24; 1822-24; 1825-27; 1831-36; 1836-40; 1840-44 1844-47; 1847-53. Lists of Taxables, 1804-22; 1823-36, Deeds, 1797-99. Marriage Bonds, 1801-04; 1832-34; 1851-52, 1764-72; 1800-05 1819-21 10 l^iNTH Biennial Report Gates : Guilford : Granville : Halifax : Haywood : Hyde: Johnston: Jones : Lenoir: McDowell: Mecklenbtjrg: Nash: New Hanover: Northampton : County Court Minutes, 1779-96; 1796-1815; 1815-30; 1830-58; 1833-41; 1851-54; 1859-68. Trial and Reference Docket, 1784-86. Court Papers and Settlements of Estates, 1786-1806. Marriage Bonds. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1786-89; 1796-99; 1800-02; 1803- 06; 1806-10; 1810-13; 1813-16; 1816-18; 1818-20. Execution Docket, 1765-67. Land Entries, 1778-85. Trial Docket, 1764^67. Books of Taxables, 1796-1802; 1803-09. County Court Minutes, 1784-87; 1796-99; 1799-1802; 1821-24. Marriage Bonds. Wills, 1735-1848. Deeds, 1720-1850. County Tax Book, 1784-1834. Deeds, Edgecombe Precinct and County, Bertie Pre-cinct, 1732-40. Halifax, 1759-1761. County Trustees Records, 1826-51. Inventories of Estates, 1773-79. Superior District Court Records, 1783-1805. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1785-97; 1804-28. Wills and Inventories of Estates, 1781-85. Record of Land Entries, 1778-95. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1816-25; 1826-32. Miscellaneous Records, 1737-90; 1790-1818; 1818-1914. Marriage Bonds. Marriage Bonds. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1734-71; 1772-89; 1771-1866. Original Will Books (2), 1797-1816; 1830-48. Inventories of Estates, 1758-1810. List of Taxables, 1782. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1787-1801; 1792-96; 1813-16; 1817-21; 1825-29; 1829-35; 1835-39; 1839-45; 1843-44; 1856-58; 1859-63; 1863-67; 1867-68. Inventories of Estates, 1781-92. Orphans' Estates, 1781-1801. Marriage Bonds. IN". C. Historical CoMMissioisr 11 Onslow: Orange: Pasquotank : Perquimans : Pebson: Pitt: Robeson: Rockingham : Rowan : rutheefoed : Stokes : Tyrrell: County Court Minutes, 1734-71; 1772-89; 1789-98; 1798- 1822; 1822-32; 1832-45; 1845-54; 1855-61; 1861-68. Wills, 1757-83; 1774-90. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1752-62; 1752-93; 1762-66; 1777- 88; 1787-95; 1795-1800; 1800-04; 1805-09; 1810-14; 1815-18; 1818-22; 1822-26; 1826-31; 1831-35; 1836-39; 1840-45; 1845-47; 1847-51; 1852-56; 1854-57. Marriage Bonds. Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1691-1822. Orphans' Court Minutes, 1757-85. Will Books, 1762-93. County Court Minutes, 1741-1868. Marriage Bonds. Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1658-1820. Letters and Court Papers, 1702-1816; 1711-80. Precinct Court Papers, 1688-93; 1735-38. Inventories of Estates, Taxables and Titheables, 1715- 98; 1715-1815. County Court Minutes, 1735-74; 1784-89; 1794-1801. Marriage Bonds. Deeds, 1737-44; 1744-94; 1806-12; 1813-27. Wills, 1711-1802; 1766-1808; 1776-1800. Marriage Bonds. County Papers, 1761-1859. County Court Minutes, 1855-61; 1862-67; 1867-68. Marriage Bonds. Court Documents. County Court Minutes, 1786-95; 1796-1803; 1804-07. Marriage Bonds. Court Papers, 1750-1810. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1794-98; 1799-1802; 18)03-06; 1806-10; 1813-17; 1808-19; 1818-19; 1820-21; 1821-25; 1825-30; 1831-37; 1838-44; 1862-68. Marriage Bonds. Wills, 1782-1S3'3. Guardians' Accounts, 1840-50. Land Entries, 1791-1803. Marriage Bonds. County Court Minutes, 1735-61; 1761-82; 1783-98; 1798- 1811; 1809-16; 1819-49; 1841-65; 1865-68. Marriage Bonds. Deeds, 1735-54; 1746-84; 1767-99. Miscellaneous Court Records, 1756-86. 12 !N"iNTH Biennial Repoet Wake: Marriage Bonds, Waeeen: County Court Minutes, 1787-92; 1783-89; 1793-1800; 1787-1806; 1791-1815; 1800-05; 1801-05; 1806-14; 1823- 25; 1852-54. Marriage Bonds. Washington: Deeds, 1800-01. Wayne: County Court Minutes, 1787-88. Wills, in 10 small books, 1787-1824; also original wills, 1781-1805. Inventories of Estates. Marriage Bonds (5) 1795. Marriage Licenses (2 books, indexed) 1851-61. Wilkes: County Court Minutes, 1797. County Court Records, 1778-99. Marriage Bonds. They consist of County Court Minutes, Deeds, Wills, Inventories, Tax Lists, and Marriage Bonds. These records are consulted daily by historical workers. Several hundred thousand documents were handled in the above work. There is not a paper in our collection that has not been classi-fied and made accessible to investigators. Handbook of Manuscripts A typewritten handbook, giving descriptions of manuscripts, similar to the Handbook of Manuscripts in the Library of Congress, has been systematically added to. The Handbook consists now of 187 pages and describes 137 collections. Calendars The following calendars are ready for publication: North Carolina Letters in the Van Buren Papers, 1824-1858. Hale Papers, 1850-1866. D. L. Swain Manuscripts, 1793-1868. North Carolina Letters from The Crittenden Papers, 1827-1863. Hayes Collection, 1728-1806. Spencer Papers, 1859-1902. William L. Saunders Manuscripts, 1866-1888. Dartmouth Manuscripts, 1720-1783. Repairing of Manuscripts 17,752 sheets have been repaired in various ways, as follows : 8,567 repaired with paper. 1,442 repaired with crepeline. 561 hinged with cloth. 12,904 mounted for binding. N. C. Historical Commission 13 88 pages inserted in books already bound. 95 clippings mounted for binding, on 80 sheets. 4 large maps mounted on cloth and hinged. Index to Revolutionary Army Accounts The card index to the Revolutionary Army Accounts mentioned in previous reports has been copied and bound into five handy volumes. These indexes, together with those to the Colonial and State Records, give complete references to all available sources of information about Worth Carolina's soldiers in the Revolutionary War. Revolutionary Roster Under direction of the Secretary, Mr. Moses Amis is preparing from the above material a complete roster of North Carolina soldiers in the Revolutionary "War. Index to Hathaway's Genealogical Register Mr. R. D. W. Connor is preparing for the Commission a card index to Hathaway's Genealogical Register. This will give invaluable aid to genealogical investigators. Binding Sixty-four volumes were bound as follows : Chowan County Papers, 1685-1805, I-XIX. Wills, Vol. IV, 1733-1752. Court Papers, District of Edenton, 1751-1787. General Court Papers, Vols. MI, 1690-1754. Vice Admiralty Papers, Vols. I-IV, 1697-1759. Customs House Papers, Port of Roanoke, Vols. I-II, 1682-1775. Albemarle County Papers, Secretary's Office, 1678-1739, Vols. I-II. Granville District Papers, Land Office Records, 1744-1763. Governors' Papers, State Series, 1787-1814, Vols. XVI-XLI. Lenoir County Papers, Lovitt Hines Collection, 1737-1914, Vols. I-III. World War Records, R. B. House Papers, 1916-1920, Vols. I-II. Publications The following publications have come from the press: Bulletin 27. The Eighth Biennial Report of the Secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission, December 1, 1918-November 30, 1920. Paper. 40 pp. Bulletin 28. Proceedings of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Annual Sessions of the State Literary and Historical Association of North Carolina, 1920 and 1921. Paper. 128 pp. North Carolina Manual for 1921. Compiled and edited by R. D. W. Connor. Cloth. 486 pp. 14 ISTiNTH Biennial Report Papers of Thomas Ruffin. Compiled and edited by J. G. deR. Hamilton. Vol. III. Cloth. 464 pp. Vol. IV. Cloth. 403 pp. DeGraffenried's Account of the Founding of New Bern. Edited by- Vincent H. Todd in co-operation with Julius Goebel. Cloth. 434 pp. Records of the Moravians in North Carolina. Edited by Adelaide L. Fries. Vol. I. Cloth. 511 pp. Publication of World War Records In co-operation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Collector of War Records, R. B. House, wrote and published the North Carolina Day Program for 1921, this being a brief history of JSTorth Carolina in the World War. Paper. 72 pp. For the County Commissioners of Caswell County he edited and pub-lished Caswell County in the World War. Paper. 350 pp. Use of Records One hundred and fifteen people came in person to consult the records in the Commission's archives. Three expert genealogists have also been constantly employed in making researches for people in all parts of the country. While genealogical information has been most frequently sought, the following subjects have been worked' out from records in our possession: John Motley Morehead and the Development of North Carolina, 1796-1866. By Burton Alva Konkle, with an introduction by Hon. H. G. Connor. Cloth. 437 pp. Philadelphia, Campbell, 1922. The Negro in North Carolina to 1860. Thesis of R. H. Taylor, graduate student at the University of Michigan. Union Sentiment in North Carolina During the Civil War. Thesis of Miss Mary Shannon Smith, Columbia University. Willie P. Mangum. Thesis of Miss Penelope McDufRe, Columbia University. Ratification of the Federal Constitution. Thesis of Miss Louise Irby, Columbia University. The Farmers Alliance. Special research by Dr. J. D. Hicks, Professor of History, North Carolina College for Women. History of Education in North Carolina. Special research by Prof. M. C. S. Noble, University of North Carolina. Special research in educational documents by Dr. E. W. Knight, University of North Carolina. North Carolina Wills. Research by F. W. Clontz, Yale University. William R. Davie, special research by R. D. W. Connor, University of North Carolina. North Carolina in the World War. R. B. House, in conjunction with the Department of Public Instruction. N". C. Historical Commission 15 ACCESSION'S Additions to Former Collections From one to a dozen pieces were added to the following collections of private papers : Thomas Person, John Williams, Martin Howard, "William Gaston, Joseph Burton, James C. Dobbin, George E. Badger, John Branch, Benjamin Hawkins, D. H. Hill, Z. B. Vance, James Phillips, Xathaniel Macon, Griffith Eutherford, Joseph Benton, Abner Nash, L. O'B. Branch, Eichard Caswell, Mcholas Long, "William Polk, R. D. Catlin, T. H. Holmes. More numerous and important additions are as follows: John Heritage Bryan Papers.—To this collection of John Heritage Bryan, Colonel J. Bryan Grimes has added 147 pieces, dating from 1798 to 1870, adding interesting and valuable data to this important his-torical and biographical collection. "Walter Clark Papers.—To this collection of his personal papers Chief Justice "Walter Clark has added 1,063 pieces. This brings the total of this valuable collection to 5,032 pieces. "Walter Clark Manuscripts.—To this collection of valuable histor-ical manuscripts. Chief Justice Clark has added 569 pieces, making a total in this collection of 1,768 pieces. "William A. Graham Papers.—To this collection of his father's papers, Major W. A. Graham has added 351 pieces, dating from 1776 to 1875. Executive Papers.—11,000 papers were added to the papers of iN'orth Carolina Governors, as follows : Holden, Vance, Brogden, Jarvis, Fowle, Aycock, Glenn, Craig, and Bickett. Thirty-one letter-books were added to our collections, and six warrant books. These have been noted above. Civil "War Papers.—From Captain E. M. Michaux, Goldsboro, were received 2,500 pieces of Civil "War material, including 500 telegrams, 1861-1865. Quartemiaster Eeturns 26th Regiment, 1861-1865;' Muster Eolls 26th Eegiment, 1862-1864. Band and Hospital service. From Dr. H. T. King, a roster of Pitt County soldiers, 1860-1865, 60 pp. mss. Papers from State Offices.—The following papers and volumes were received from various State offices : Secretary of State, 1729-1905, 4,900 pieces. Treasurer, Comptroller, and Auditor, 1790-1870, 33 volumes, 7,900 pieces. Customs House Papers, 900 pieces, 1788-1790. ^ Presented by Mrs. John M. Ellington and Mr. Cadmus Young, Polenta. 16 N^iNTH Biennial Report County Records.—223 cases and volumes were received from the following counties : Bute, Buncombe, Brunswick, Carteret, Cumber-land, Duplin, Halifax, 'New Hanover, Northampton, Orange, Robeson, Wayne. This swells our county collection to 1,088 cases and volumes covered in the list above. Maps.—The following maps were received : Map of the United States with insert of North Carolina, 1804. Plan of Wilmington, 1769. From Dr. Charles M. Andrews. London in Miniature, Edward Mogg, 1829. From Mrs. Fattie D. B. Arrington. World War Records, 1914-1919 Individual Records—Army—300.—North Carolina War Service Records (World War), 1914-1919. Compiled by Daughters of the Amer-ican Revolution. Cloth. 2 Vols. 885 pp. Local Board Lists of Inducted men from North Carolina, alphabetized by race, names, and counties, for binding—a list of about 55,100 names. In conjunction with the Adjutant-General we have also a card index to all service men from North Carolina by all classes. This list contains over 90,000 names. Individual Records—Navy—4. Individual Records—Air Service—4. Deserters.—A complete file to date of the deserters from North Caro-lina, as published by the War Department and the Congressional Record. Soldiers' Letters—120.—George W. Alston, Josej^h A. Bumpus, Robert W. Winston, Jr., and Collier Cobb, Jr. Photographs—50. History of North Carolina Units.—Base Hospital 65. 30th Division.—Field Orders 2nd Army Corps—1 volume, also 2 volumes manuscript. Calendar of Records of 30th Division in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 60 pp. Calendar of Records of 60th Brigade, 30th Division, in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 14 pp. Calendar of Records of 105th Sanitary Train, in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 1 p. Calendar of Records of the 10th Field Squad Battalion, in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 2 pp. Calendar of Records of the 105th Supply Train, in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 1 p. N". C. Historical Commission 17 Calendar of Eecords of the 105tli Engineers, in the files of the His-torical Section, Army War College, MSS. 10 pp. Calendar of Records of 113th Field Artillery, in the files of the His-torical Section, Army War College, MSS. 1 p. Calendar of Records of 115th Machine Gun Battalion, in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 2 pp. Calendar of Records of the 105th Train Headquarters, in the files of the Historical Section, Army War College, MSS. 1 p. Calendar of Records of the 119th Infantry, in the files of the His-torical Section, Army War College, MSS. 7 pp. Calendar of Records of the 120th Infantry, in the files of the His-torical Section, Army War College, MSS. 3 pp. 113th Field Artillery, about 10,000 original records, 1916-1919. 113th Machine Gun Battalion. Calendar of Records, Army War College, MSS. 2 pp. 117th Engineer Train. Calendar of Records in Army War College, MSS. 15 pp. American Legion.—Complete file of American Legion Weekly to date. Complete file of papers Department of N'orth Carolina. Red Cross.—History of following chapters : Englehard, Hyde Coun-ty; Greensboro; Hillsboro. War Savings.—200 pieces from Miss Kate Herring. Y. M. C. A.—Report of Greensboro Y. M. C. A., April 19 17-July, 1920. County War History.—Granville, Vol., 214 pp.; Chowan, 300 pieces; Halifax, 200 pieces; Caswell, Vol., 350 pp.; Brunswick, 200 pieces ; Union, 60 pp. MSS. Women in the War.—^Women's Committee, Council of Defence, 15 ^pp. MSS. Miscellaneous.— Pamphlets—2,000. War Poetry—100 pieces. Mrs. R. O. Burton, Scrap Book—10,000 clippings. Newspapers.—In addition to the E. Burke Haywood collection of Civil War newspapers, systematic search for iN'orth Carolina newspapers prior to 1800 has been prosecuted. Through the courtesy of the Library of Congress in making photostats of papers in its possession, the Massachusetts Historical Society in making photostat positives 18 Ninth Biennial Report under an arrangement made in 1920, and the University of ISTortli Caro-lina Library in lending volumes and' odd numbers of papers, the Historical Commission now has 652 numbers as follows : Washington Federalist Rind & Prentiss, Washington, D. C. Year No. Date Remarks 1801 182 November 25 Pages 1 and 2. The Virginia Gazette John Dixon & William Hunter 1775 1272 December 23 Pages 1 and 2. 1778 1415 May 15 The North Carolina Journal Abraham Hodge, Halifax 1794 1795 1796 80 January ISr. C. Historical Commission 19 1 ji;An. i.su, 1796 219 20 I^iNTH Biennial E-epokt Year I^. C. Historical Commission 21 Year No. Date Remarks 1795 489 June 6 491 20 493 July 4 494 11 510 October 24 Pages 3 and 4 mutilated. 511 31 512 November 7 513 14 519 December 26 1796 519 January 2 526 February 13 528 27 .... March . . Pages 1 and 2 mutilated. 533 April 2 534 9 Pages 3 and 4 mutilated. 537 30 539 Mav 14 540 " 21 541 28 542 June 5 543 12 544 18 Pages 2 and 3 missing. 545 25 546 July 2 547 9 548 16 551 August 6 553 20 555 September 3 556 10 557 17 559 October 1 560 8 562 22 563 29 564 November 5 565 12 566 19 567 26 568 December 3 Pages 3 and 4 mutilated. 569 10 570 17 572 31 1797 573 January 7 575 21 Slightly blotted. 576 28 577 February 4 580 ' 25 682 March 11 583 18 584 25 586 AprU 8 587 15 603 August 5 Martin's North Carolina Gazette F. X. Martin, N'ewbern 1787 80 July 11 85 August 15 103 December 19 22 N^iNTH Biennial Report The State Gazette of North Carolina Hodge & Blanchard, Newbern Year No. 1787 99 105 1788 117 124 Date October 4 November 15 February 7 March 27 Remarks Pages 1 and 4. Mutilated—printed by Hodge & Wills. Slightly mutilated, crepelined. The [N'ewbern Gazette Jolin C. Osborn & Co., ISTewbern 1798 34 November 24 35 December 1 1799 36 N. C. HisTOBiCAL Commission. Year 24 WiNTH Biennial Report. Fayetteville Gazette Sibley & Howard, Fayetteville Year No. Date Remarks 1789 1 August 24 Pages 3 and 4 rnvtilated, crepelined. 4 September 14 5 21 8 October 12 Fayetteville Gazette Alexander Martin, for Jolin Sibley 179'2 1 August 7 8 September 25 9 October 2 10 9 11 16 12 23 13 30 14 November 6 17 27 19 December 11 1793 12 January 2 32 March 5 33 12 41 May 21 42 28 43 June 4 65 S November 19 Printed by Lancelot A. Mi.llin for John Sibley. Hall's Wilmington Gazette 1797 6 February 9 7 16 9 March 2 12 23 and extra of 2 pages. 13 30 14 April 6 16 20 23 June 8 35 August 24 37 September 7 39 28 40 October 5 42 12 43 26 44 November 3 1798 58 February 8 60 22 62 March 8 65 29 67 April 12 74 May 31 77 June 21 87 August 30 93 October 11 97 November 15 99 29 ]Sr. C. Historical Commission 25 The Wilmington Gazette Allmand Hall, Wilmington Year No. Date Remarks 1799 113 26 I^iNTH Biennial Report The State Gazette of North Carolina Hodge & Wills, Edenton Year No. Remarks N. C. Historical Commission 27 Year No. Remarks 28 I^iNTH Biennial Report Year N. C. Historical Commission 29 Year No. 30 Ninth Biennial Report Year IN". C. Historical Commission 91 NEW COLLECTIONS Frederick Nash Papers.—From Assistant Attorney-General Frank Nash the Commission received the papers of Chief Justice Frederick Nash, 1781-1858, 25 pieces. Tazewell Hargrove Papers.—Mr. W. Stamps Howard of Tarboro gave to the Commission the Tazewell C. Hargrove collection of auto-graphs of members of the North Carolina Secession Convention, 1861. T. D. Hogg Papers.—From Miss Sallie Dortch of Raleigh the Com-mission received 2,000 pieces of miscellaneous Civil "War material, the property of her grandfather. Major T. D. Hogg. David Clark Papers.—Chief Justice Walter Clark gave to the His-torical Commission 19 letters of his father, General David Clark, relating to the defenses of the Eoanoke River, 1860. E. BiJRKE Haywood Collection of Civil War Newspapers.—From Mr. Ernest Haywood of Raleigh the Historical Commission received the following collection of newspapers, deposited as a memorial to his father and mother. Dr. E. Burke Haywood and Mrs. Lucy A. Haywood. The collection includes : Daily Sentinel of Raleigh, 10 vols., 1865-1870. Raleigh Standard, 9 vols., 1859-1866. Raleigh Register, 5 vols., 1850-1868. Raleigh State Journal, 1 vol., 1860-1865. Raleigh Daily Conservative, 1 vol., 1864-1865, Raleigh Progress, 1 vol., 1862-1865. Raleigh Daily Confederate, 1 vol., 1864-1865. Richmond Enquirer, 2 vols., 1863-1864. Richmond Sentinel, 1 vol., 1863-1864. Richmond Examiner, 3 vols., 1861-1865. North Carolina Presbyterian (Fayetteville), 1 \ol., 1858-1863. National Intelligencer (Washington, D. C), 9 vols., 1840-1859. Diary of Catharine Ann Edmondston.—From Mrs. Katherine Deve-reux Mackay the Historical Commission received the diary of Mrs. Catharine Ann Edmondston, daughter of Thomas Pollock Devereux and Catharine Ann Devereux of Raleigh. The diary is in four volumes. It deals with daily happenings on the plantation, Hascosea, near Scot-land Neck, North Carolina, and with the general progress of the Civil War. It covers the dates 1860-1866. Drury Lacy Letters.—From Col. J. Bryan Grimes the Historical Commission received a collection of 40 letters written by Rev. Charles Phillips of Chapel Hill to Rev. Drury Lacy of Raleigh. The letters 32 N'iNTH Beexxial Repoet cover the year 18S3, and form a chapter in a correspondence that con-tinued from 1849 till about ISS-i between these two friends. IhcKsox Lettees.—^From Mr. E. K. Bryan, Scotts Hill, X. C, the Commission received 10 letters written by William Dickson, Duplin County, X. C, to his cousin, Robert Dickson, in Ireland. The letters cover the years 1784-1790, and give a true picture of the closing years of the Revolution. "Wood Johx Hamlix Papees.—This collection of 278 letters was secured by purchase. They cover the years 1762-1835, and deal with business and plantation affairs on the estate of "Wood John Hamlin in Halifax County. Registee of Licentiates.—Board of Medical Examiners of Xorth Carolina, 1 vol., 1859-1920. Deposited by Dr. Kemp P. Battle. Autograph of Johx Hancock.—From Mr. Owen Kenan, Wil-mington. Hogg Deeds.—13 pieces from Mrs. C. A. Shore, Raleigh. XORTH CAROLIXA RECORDS IX LOXDOX In the summer of 1922 Mr. R. D. "W. Connor searched the records of Xorth Carolina in the British Public Record OfEce and the British Museum. The notable results of Mr. Connor's search may be seen in the following brief report : Chapel Hill, X. C, Xovember 17, 1922. De. D. H. Hill, Secretary, The Xorth Carolina Historical Commission, Raleigh, X. C. Deab De. Hlll :—In accordance with the request of the Xorth Caro-lina Historical Commission that I go to London to examine the collections in the British Public Record Office and the British Museum to ascertain whether they contain any documents of importance to the colonial his-tory of Xorth Carolina of which the State does not now have copies, I sailed from Xew York June 17th and spent the eight weeks from June 26th to August 19th in London at work in the two above mentioned institutions. The chief depository of material bearing on Colonial America is the British Public Record Office, where my work was mostly done. The greater portion of the Xorth Carolina material deposited there has been printed in the Colonial and State Records of Xorth Carolina, but much valuable material remains to be copied. How much there is of such material I cannot say, because the collections are so large that "N. C. Historical Commission. 9B in the time at my disposal I could not possibly make a complete exam-ination of them. The series of Colonial Office Papers alone embraces 1,742 volumes and bundles of manuscripts. It was perfectly obvious, therefore, that in eight weeks I could examine but a few, comparatively, of the hundreds of volumes that might contain iN'orth Carolina material. I decided accordingly to examine in each collection a sufficient number of volumes to enable me to determine three things, namely : 1. Whether they contain unpublished material of importance to our history; 2. The character and scope of that material; 3. The best method of obtaining copies of it. Altogether I made such an examination of 371 volumes and bundles in the following collections, which are described in Andrew's "Guide," in the volume and on the pages indicated in parentheses following each title : State Papers, Foreign, and Foreign Office Papers (I, 18-41). State Papers, Domestic, and Home Office Papers (I, 42-74). Colonial Office Papers (I, 78-267). Admiralty Papers (II, 1-65). Audit Office, Declared Papers (II, 66-78). Audit Office, Declared Accounts (II, 79-105). Lord Chamberlain Papers (II, 107-108). Treasury Papers (II, 136-269). War Office Papers (II, 270-303). In each of the volumes, or bundles, which I examined, I listed the documents which bear directly on North Carolina, and I attach hereto a check-list of those documents. Many of the documents on this list are printed in the Colonial Records, but I have not had time yet to check them up completely. Those which I have checked have been marked out. I have thus checked through the first 44 pages of the attached list ; some of the documents which I have not marked out may be in the Colonial Eecords, but if so I have not been able to locate them. An examination of this list will show that there is still a vast amount of material bearing on the colonial history of North Carolina which is not in print, but it is impossible now to say what the extent of this material is. For instance, the first 57 pages of the attached list contain the North Carolina material found in 109 volumes and bundles of Colonial Office Papers; but there are 1,633 volumes and bundles in the series which I did not examine. The attached list reveals four classes of documents which, it seems to me, are important to our history, namely: 34 !N"i]YTH Biennial E-epokt 1. Documents dealing directly with North Carolina and North Carolinians. 2. Documents bearing upon territory formerly but not now embraced within the limits of North Carolina. 3. Documents dealing with matters of common interest to all the American colonies, or to two or more including North Carolina, but which do not refer to specific colonies. 4. Documents concerning individuals connected with the history of North Carolina, but concerning them either before such connection began or after it ceased. The final point to be considered is the best procedure to be followed for procuring copies of this material. It will be a simple matter to employ the services of expert copyists in London at reasonable rates of compensation, but the chief problem will be to select the documents to be copied. These are scattered through hundreds of volumes and bundles of manuscripts, each of which contains papers bearing on many different subjects. There will be no difficulty in regard to docu-ments which bear on their face the colony to which they refer, but hundreds of them must be selected from their subject matter. This, of course, will require some knowledge of Colonial American history, if not of Worth Carolina history, on the part of the person making the selections. It seems to me, therefore, that the Commission must decide upon one of two courses : First, to send to London a member of the staff of the Commission with instructions to make an examination of every volume and every bundle (except those I have already examined) and' list every document bearing on our history sufficiently directly to make it advisable for us to have a copy of it. If this is done, such person ought to be instructed within the field. Such a procedure would, of course, involve a rather long residence in England—at least a year; perhaps longer—and con-siderable expense. The alternative, it seems to me, is Secondly, to draw from the data which I have already collected gen-eral instructions describing the kinds of material wanted, and trust to some carefully selected agent resident in England to make the selections under such guidance. A large percentage of the material would be obvious ; the doubtful material might be listed by descriptive titles and submitted to the Commission for instructions, though this would, of course, involve extra handling of the documents and extra expense. Under this plan many documents of which we ought to have copies would doubtless be overlooked, but the work could be done probably at less expense than would be involved in the first plan suggested above. Finally, whatever is done ought to be done as soon as possible. Many of these documents—among them some of the most important—are in N". C. HisTOKiCAL Commission ^o very bad condition and are rapidly disintegrating under the constant handling to which they are being subjected'. This is especially true of the American Loyalists Papers, which are of the utmost value for the social, economic, political and military history of North Carolina during the American Eevolution. For a description of these papers see the attached check-list under the head "Audit Office Papers." Many of these documents are so rotten that they cannot be handled even with the utmost care without damage. In conclusion, I must not omit to say that whatever the Commission decides to do about these documents, it may expect to receive the fullest and heartiest co-operation of the officials of the Public Eecord Office. Very truly yours, E. D. W. Connor. HISTOEICAL MAEKEES A committee of citizens in ISTew Hanover County formed an associa-tion to mark the southwest salient of Port Fisher. A bronze marker was placed on the site of this salient to preserve the memory of its location and importance in this historic fort. STOEY OF THE COUNTIES Col. Fred A. Olds wrote and published, through the courtesy of the Orphans Friend, Oxford, IST. C, "A Story of the Counties of North Carolina, with Other Data." Paper, 64 pp. The Historical Commission distributed 2,500 of these invaluable pamphlets. HALL OF HISTOEY I submit herewith the report of the Collector for the Hall of History, and call your special attention to the fine collection of World War relics known as the Colonel Joseph Hyde Pratt Collection. The Museum has been kept open every day of the past biennium, and 315 classes of school children received lectures there on North Carolina history. Thousands of visitors have viewed the collections. Eeport of the Collector for the Hall of History Ealeigh, N. C, December 1, 1922. Dr. D. H, Hill, Secretary: I beg leave to submit herewith my report as Collector for the Hall of History for the period December 1, 1920-November 30, 1922 : The search for relics and documents during the past two years has yielded rich returns, in great variety, covering all periods of North 36 Ninth Biennial Report Carolina's history, and it has been made in practically all the counties, the only exception being those created since 1865, which present no field for such activities. Special efforts, extremely successful, were made to complete; the notable collection of county records, including marriage bonds. Records from Bute (extinct since 1779), Duplin, Halifax, Buncombe, North-ampton, Carteret, Robeson, Cumberland, Wayne, New Hanover, Brunswick, and Orange, were secured, and marriage bonds from Bute, Warren, Rowan, Brunswick, Pasquotank, New Hanover, tud Robeson. In some cases the existence of this material was not known by the county officials. Records of births, marriages, and deaths in Pasquo-tank (formed in 1672) were brought in from 1685. Colonial relics in great variety form a notable addition to the col-lection in the Hall of History. Revolutionary relics from the battle-fields of Moore's Creek, Ramseur's Mill, King's Mountain, Guilford Court House, and from other sources, including John Penn's Diary, have been added. Indian relics from Lake Mattamuskeet and other points have been brought in and installed; also many which illustrate the Scotch settle-ment and life. Most careful searches were made in the State Capitol and in other buildings for historical material, and the "finds" were surprisingly numerous and! varied. The records of the Governors in the executive office were also brought in, arranged and installed in the archives department. Oil portraits of William Gaston, the writer of the State song, "The Old North State," and of Weldon N. Edwards, who presided over the Secession Convention at Raleigh, May, 1861, were received by pre-sentation as gifts. The muster rolls of the 26th North Carolina Infantry, C. S. A. (Vance, Burgwyn and Lane, its colonels in succession), were presented and tell the stirring history of the regiment which lost more men in the war than any other of the more than 4,000 regiments in the Federal and Confederate armies. Many relics of the War Between the States were gathered, among them the brigade flag of Brigadier General Lawrence O'Brian Branch, who was killed in Virginia. Numerous relics of the World War, illustrating North Carolina's part in it, were secured, notably an illustrative collection from the battlefields where the 105th Engineers were engaged, these being a N. C. Historical Commission 37 gift from its colonel, Joseph Hyde Pratt, as a memorial to the organization, which was in the 30th—or Old Hickory—Division of the American Expeditionary Forces. Autographed photographs of North Carolina officers of high rank are also among the new additions. The North Carolina branch of the E,ed Cross and the great hospital at Oteen, near Asheville, presented tapestries which were gifts by King George of Great Britain. Photo-graphs illustrating thd visit of Marshal Foch of France to JSTorth Carolina were another addition. The music and words of the original "Dixie," with a photograph and the autograph of Daniel D. Emmett, the author of the famous song, are lent for a year by the owner, Mr. Curtis, of Rochester, N. Y., and from here go to Cornell University. During the two years all the one hundred counties have been visited, and in most of them history talks were made in colleges and schools of all degrees, in cities and towns and the rural sections. These included the State Summer School at the State College, and the Appalachian Training School at Boone. At the latter the writer's two weeks holiday was spent in giving lecture courses. Respectfully submitted, Fred A. Olds. LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY Below will be found the report of the Legislative Reference Librarian. I call your attention to the various services performed by this depart-ment, and to the particular service of the bill-drafting service rendered the General Assembly. Six hundred fifty bills were drafted here during the regular session of the General Assembly of the 1921 and the special session. The report follows : Raleigh, N. C, November 20, 1922. Dr. D. H. Hill, Secretary, North Carolina Historical Commission, Raleigh, N. C. Dear Sir:—I beg to submit herewith a report of the work of the Legislative Reference Library from December 1, 1920, to November 20, 1922: The past twenty-four months have been unusually active ones in the Legislative Reference Library. During this period the following publi- 38 I^iNTH Biennial Report cations liave been prepared and distributed among State and county offi-cials, libraries and civic and professional organizations throughout the State: 1. Two editions of the Directory of State and County Officials. Hundreds of requests were received for this useful booklet, both from within and without the State. 2. A booklet containing the official vote by counties for President, State officers. Congressmen and constitutional amendments at the election held in November, 1920. A similar booklet covering the 1922 election will bei issued shortly. 3. Bulletin No. 3, containing amendments to the Consolidated Statutes enacted at the Extra Session of 1920 and the regular session of 1921, arranged according to the section numbers of the Consolidated Statutes. This bulletin of 69 pages has proved invaluable to the lawyers and court officials through-out the State. 4. Bulletin No. 4 (24 pages), containing amendments to the Consolidated Statutes enacted at the Extra Session of the General Assembly held in December, 1921. This bulletin, together with Bulletin No. 3, contains all amendments to the Consolidated Statutes enacted since its adoption in 1919. 5. A booklet of 32 pages containing synopsis of Game Laws of various counties brought up to date with a supplement of game legislation enacted at the Special Session of 1921. 6. A court calendar was compiled showing the dates of the Superior Court held in the various counties of the State. This is especially useful to court officials, lawyers, and the public generally. A concise handbook of information as to the activities of the various State departments is being compiled. This publication is designed to give a brief description of all State agencies and will serve as a guide to all persons seeking information and assistance. It will contain a sketch of the Avork, together with citation of laws creating each depart-ment, showing its chartered function. Prior to the election of 1922, the press was furnished a compilation showing the compensation of members of the various State Legislatures, so that the voters might be informed when passing on the constitutional amendment increasing the compensation of members of the General Assembly. During the regular session of the General Assembly of 1921 five hun-dred bills were prepared and drafted for members, and during the Extra Session of December, 1921, one hundred and fifty bills were likewise prepared in this office, three stenographers from the offices of the En-grossing Clerks of the House and Senate having been kept busy type-writing the bills drafted. Members of the General Assembly, partic-ularly the lay members, have appreciated this feature of the work in the Legislative Eeference Library more than ever. N, C. Historical Commission 39 In addition to tlie above outline of some of the principal activities during the past two years, hundreds of inquiries touching on legislation in this and other States have been investigated and answered, and in no case has this office failed to give prompt and careful attention to all matters referred to it. Since January, 1922, Mrs. W. J. Peele has been regularly employed as stenographer and assistant to the Legislative Reference Librarian, and her services have been entirely satisfactory. Respectfully yours, Henry M. London, Legislative Reference Librarian. SUMMARY The various and constant services rendered the public by the His-torical Commission's staff cannot be adequately summarized. But the following analysis of the foregoing report will show the main features of the work for the past two years : 1. 95,931 documents were properly arranged for use in our collections. Over 100,000 other documents were grouped in proper classifications. 500 cases of new material were handled. 2. 1,078 cases and volumes of county records from fifty counties were arranged and catalogued. 3. 17,752 pieces were scientifically repaired and mounted. 4. The Revolutionary Army Accounts were made available by an index of five volumes. 5. 64 volumes were bound. 6. 6 publications were issued, a total of 6,000 volumes. 7. 33 collections were added to. 8. 12 new collections were secured. 9. New material in London was found and catalogued. 10. 115 researchers made use of the records; of these, 11 were preparing monographs on North Carolina. 11. 315 classes, totalling 7,300 school children, received lectures on North Carolina in the Hall of History. 12. 1,100 objects were added to the Hall of History. 13. The Collector for the Hall of History made 392 talks in public schools, and issued "The Story of the Counties" to 2,500 people and institutions. 14. Two publications on the World War were prepared. 15. 5 publications were issued by the Legislative Reference Library, and 650 bills were drafted. Respectfully submitted, D. H. Hill, Secretary. Raleigh, North Carolina, December 1, 1922. No Man is Fit to be Enteusted with CoNTEOL OF THE PbESENT WhO IS IgNOEANT OF THE Past; and No People Who Abe Indiffeeent to Theie Past Need Hope to Make Theie Futuee Geeat. |