North Carolina--History; Bertie County (N.C.); Statutes--North Carolina;
The 1715 Revisal was the first codification of the laws in force at a given time in colonial North Carolina. In addition to the 1715 codification, this manuscript contains all public acts in force (not private laws affecting specific persons only)...
Raleigh (N.C.)--History; Raleigh (N.C.)--Biography; Governors--North Carolina; Swain, David L. (David Lowry), 1801-1868;
Speeches by former governor David Swain on the early history of Raleigh, North Carolina. Under former legislator and governor, David L. Swain, the University of North Carolina entered a new era in 1835. As college president, Swain popularized the...
Written primarily in the Gaelic language, this "charm" was intended to protect the believer against evil. On its reverse side is written "Dougald McFarland, Moore County 1750." Since Moore County was formed from Cumberland County in 1784, this was...
Cape Fear River (N.C.); North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775;
Charles II returned the Stuart dynasty to the English throne in 1660 and proceeded to reward his loyal supporters. Eight loyalists of them were rewarded by being named Proprietors of the king's newly established colony, Carolina. The document,...
Wake County (N.C.)--Maps; Business enterprises--North Carolina; Rivers--North Carolina; Administrative and political divisions; Railroads--North Carolina; Roads--North Carolina; Cities and towns--North Carolina; Education and state--North Carolina;...
In 1886, A. Webster Shaffer published several versions of his New Township Map of North Carolina. These included a large wall map, 40 in. x 75 in., and a fold-out pocket version. The latter is held by the N.C. State Archives. Inside the map’s...
Sheet music--United States--History; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Music and the war;
These three pages of sheet music, "Wearin' of the Grey written by Tar Heel," were first printed in 1866. The attribution to "Tar Heel" is the first known use of the term in post-Civil War published works. The author, "Tar Heel," is obviously a...
United States. Congress; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; United States. Department of State; Lighthouses; United States. Department of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary; Maine;
Congress of the United States, at the second session, held in the city of New York, January 4, 1790. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to finish the lighthouse, on Portland-Head, in the district of Maine. One of seven acts and one...
Rhode Island; Maryland; Georgia; Savannah River (Ga. and S.C.); United States. Congress; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; United States. Department of State; Harbors;
Congress of the United States: at the second session, held in the city of New York, January 4, 1790. An Act declaring the assent of Congress to certain Acts of the States of Maryland, Georgia, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. One of seven...
Debt; United States. Congress; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; United States. Department of State;
Congress of the United States, at the second session, held in the city of New York, January 4, 1790. An Act making provisions for the debt of the United States, “Whereas justice and support of public credit require, that provision should be made...
United States. Congress; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; United States. Department of State; Vermont;
The Congress of the United States, at the third session, begun and held in the city of Philadelphia, on Monday December 6, 1790 approved the Act for the Admission of the State of Vermont into the Union. The State of Vermont had petitioned the...
United States. Congress; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; United States. Department of State; Debt; Lighthouses;
The Congress of the United States, at the second session, begun and held in the city of New York, on Monday, January 4, 1790 approved the Act to make certain Appropriations. One of seven acts and one resolution of the First Congress, Second and...
United States. Congress; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; United States. Department of State; Taxation; Alcohol; Distillation;
Congress of the United States, at the third session, held in the city of Philadelphia, on Monday December 6, 1790. An Act repealing the duties upon distilled spirits imported from abroad; and also upon spirits distilled within the United States....
United States. Congress; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; United States. Department of State; Debt; States' rights (American politics);
Congress of the United States, at the second session, held in the city of New York, January 4, 1790. An Act to provide more effectually for the settlement of the accounts between the United States and the individual States. One of seven acts and...
Horses; Creek Indians; Indians of North America; Indians of North America--Wars; Presidents--United States; Fort Jackson (Ala.); Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845--Correspondence;
Presidential Signature: Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) A letter from Andrew Jackson on May 8, 1814, to Brig. General Joseph Graham of Fort Jackson. Joseph Graham, a native of Lincoln County, commanded a brigade of detached militia from North and South...
North Carolina--History; Edenton (N.C.); Washington, George, 1732-1799--Sources; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; Presidents--United States; United States. Department of State; Customs administration;
This document is the appointment of Samuel Tredwell as Collector of Customs for the District of Edenton, including the port of Edenton (Port Roanoke). It was signed February 19, 1793 by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, as Washington's first...
United States. Consular Service; Presidents--United States; Leeds (England); Carthage (N.C.);
Presidential Signature: Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1877-1881). Appointment signed by President Rutherford B. Hayes, June 20, 1877, of Alfred V. Dockery as consul of the United States at Leeds, England. Alfred V. Dockery of Carthage, Moore County,...
Mexican War, 1846-1848; Presidents--United States; Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850--Autographs; United States. Army;
Presidential Signature: Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) autographed this engraving. This sketch was made while Taylor was major general and commander of the Army of the Rio Grande during the war with Mexico in which his victories were making him a...
Conservation of natural resources; Forests and forestry; North Carolina State Fair; North Carolina. Secretary of State; Railroad law; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Presidential Signature: Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) President Roosevelt visited Raleigh and spoke to a crowd of thousands at the State Fair. His speech dealt with a variety of subjects including railroad regulation and forest preservation....
United States--Politics and government; Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901--Correspondence; Presidents--United States; Carthage (N.C.); Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- );
Presidential Signature: Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) Harrison thanks Dockery for his support. He says that he left the Senate "With the determination that my profession [law] should have my undivided attention for the future... " although he...
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act Public Law 93-288; United States. Federal Emergency Relief Administration; Severe storms; Presidents--United States;
Presidential Signature: William Jefferson Clinton (1993-2001): President Clinton informs Governor Hunt that he has officially declared North Carolina a federal disaster area due to severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred across North...
