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Ch 5 NC Legislature.Indd
The State Legislature The General Assembly is the oldest governmental body in North Carolina. According to tradition, a “legislative assembly of free holders” met for the first time around 1666. No documentary proof, however, exists proving that this assembly actually met. Provisions for a representative assembly in Proprietary North Carolina can be traced to the Concessions and Agreements, adopted in 1665, which called for an unicameral body composed of the governor, his council and twelve delegates selected annually to sit as a legislature. This system of representation prevailed until 1670, when Albemarle County was divided into three precincts. Berkeley Precinct, Carteret Precinct and Shaftsbury Precinct were apparently each allowed five representatives. Around 1682, four new precincts were created from the original three as the colony’s population grew and the frontier moved westward. The new precincts were usually allotted two representatives, although some were granted more. Beginning with the Assembly of 1723, several of the larger, more important towns were allowed to elect their own representatives. Edenton was the first town granted this privilege, followed by Bath, New Bern, Wilmington, Brunswick, Halifax, Campbellton (Fayetteville), Salisbury, Hillsborough and Tarborough. Around 1735 Albemarle and Bath Counties were dissolved and the precincts became counties. The unicameral legislature continued until around 1697, when a bicameral form was adopted. The governor or chief executive at the time, and his council constituted the upper house. The lower house, the House of Burgesses, was composed of representatives elected from the colony’s various precincts. The lower house could adopt its own rules of procedure and elect its own speaker and other officers. -
The Rose Hill Wreck, the Project Also Served As a Field Classroom for Training Participants in Basic Underwater Archaeological Techniques
TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5 TABLE OF FIGURES __________________________________________________ 4 Dedicated to the Memory of ______________________________________________ 7 INTRODUCTION______________________________________________________ 8 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING _________________________________________ 10 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND_________________________________________ 12 UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND___________________ 26 DESCRIPTION OF WORK ____________________________________________ 30 Survey_____________________________________________________________ 31 Wreck Examination _________________________________________________ 33 VESSEL CONSTRUCTION ____________________________________________ 35 Keel_______________________________________________________________ 35 Stem/Apron ________________________________________________________ 37 Deadwood and Sternpost _____________________________________________ 37 Rising Wood________________________________________________________ 37 Floors _____________________________________________________________ 38 Futtocks ___________________________________________________________ 39 Keelson ____________________________________________________________ 39 Ceiling_____________________________________________________________ 40 Planking ___________________________________________________________ 40 Fasteners __________________________________________________________ 42 Bilge Pump_________________________________________________________ 42 Rudder ____________________________________________________________ -
Calendar of North Carolina Papers at London Board of Trade, 1729 - 177
ENGLISH RECORDS -1 CALENDAR OF NORTH CAROLINA PAPERS AT LONDON BOARD OF TRADE, 1729 - 177, Accession Information! Schedule Reference t NON! Arrangement t Chronological Finding Aid prepared bye John R. Woodard Jr. Date t December 12, 1962 This volume was the result of a resolution (N.C. Acts, 1826-27, p.85) pa~sed by the General Assembly of North Carolina, Febuary 9, 1821. This resolution proposed that the Governor of North Carolina apply to the British government for permission to secure copies of documents relating to the Co- lonial history of North Carolina. This application was submitted through the United states Ninister to the Court of St. James, Albert Gallatin. Gallatin vas giTen permission to secure copies of documents relating to the Colonial history of North Carolina. Gallatin found documents in the Board of Trade Office and the "state Paper uffice" (which was the common depository for the archives of the Home, Foreign, and Colonial departments) and made a list of them. Gallatin's list and letters from the Secretary of the Board of Trade and the Foreign Office were sent to Governor H.G. Burton, August 25, 1821 and then vere bound together to form this volume. A lottery to raise funds for the copying of the documents was authorized but failed. The only result 6"emS to have been for the State to have published, An Index to Colonial Docwnents Relative to North Carolina, 1843. [See Thornton, }1ary Lindsay, OffIcial Publications of 'l'heColony and State of North Carolina, 1749-1939. p.260j Indexes to documentS relative to North Carolina during the coloDl81 existence of said state, now on file in the offices of the Board of Trade and state paper offices in London, transmitted in 1827, by Mr. -
Did You Know? North Carolina
Did You Know? North Carolina Discover the history, geography, and government of North Carolina. The Land and Its People The state is divided into three distinct topographical regions: the Coastal Plain, the Piedmont Plateau, and the Appalachian Mountains. The Coastal Plain affords opportunities for farming, fishing, recreation, and manufacturing. The leading crops of this area are bright-leaf tobacco, peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes. Large forested areas, mostly pine, support pulp manufacturing and other forest-related industries. Commercial and sport fishing are done extensively on the coast, and thousands of tourists visit the state’s many beaches. The mainland coast is protected by a slender chain of islands known as the Outer Banks. The Appalachian Mountains—including Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in eastern America (6,684 feet)—add to the variety that is apparent in the state’s topography. More than 200 mountains rise 5,000 feet or more. In this area, widely acclaimed for its beauty, tourism is an outstanding business. The valleys and some of the hillsides serve as small farms and apple orchards; and here and there are business enterprises, ranging from small craft shops to large paper and textile manufacturing plants. The Piedmont Plateau, though dotted with many small rolling farms, is primarily a manufacturing area in which the chief industries are furniture, tobacco, and textiles. Here are located North Carolina’s five largest cities. In the southeastern section of the Piedmont—known as the Sandhills, where peaches grow in abundance—is a winter resort area known also for its nationally famous golf courses and stables. -
The Five Royal Governors of North Carolina, 1729-1775 / by Blackwell
fig?- Z\ftV% Morth .Carolina Stafe Library (L * Raleigh The Five Royal Governors of North Carolina 17294775 By Blackwell P. Robinson, Ph. D. Professor of History Woman's College of the University of North Carolina A Publication of The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission Box 1881, Raleigh, North Carolina 1963 The Five Royal Governors of North Carolina 1729-1775 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive.org/details/fiveroyalgoverno1963robi The Five Royal Governors of North Carolina 17294775 By Blackwell P. Robinson, Ph. D. Professor of History Woman's College of the University of North Carolina A Publication of The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission Box 1881, Raleigh, North Carolina 1963 THE CAROLINA CHARTER TERCENTENARY COMMISSION Hon. Francis E. Winslow, Chairman Henry Belk Mrs. Kauno A. Lehto Mrs. Doris Betts James G. W. MacLamroc Dr. Chalmers G. Davidson Mrs. Harry McMullan Mrs. Everett L. Durham Dr. Paul Murray William C. Fields Dan M. Paul William Carrington Gretter, Jr. Dr. Robert H. Spiro, Jr. Grayson Harding David Stick Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr. J. P. Strother Mrs. Ernest L. Ives Mrs. J. O. Tally, Jr. Dr. Henry W. Jordan Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Wright Ex-Officio Dr. Charles F. Carroll, Robert L. Stallings, Superintendent of Director, Department of Public Instruction Conservation and Development Dr. Christopher Crittenden Director, Department of Archives and History, Secretary The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission was established by the North Carolina General Assembly to "make plans and develop a program for celebration of the tercentenary of the granting of the ." Carolina Charter of 1663 . As part of this program the Com- mission arranged for the publication of a number of historical pamphlets for use in stimulating interest in the study of North Carolina history during the period 1663-1763. -
The North Carolina Historical Review
THE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL REVIEW JULY 1958 Volume XXXV Number 3 Published Quarterly By State Department of Archives and History Corner of Edenton and Salisbury Streets Raleigh, N. C. THE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL REVIEW Published by the State Department of Archives and History Raleigh, N. C. Christopher Crittenden, Editor David Leroy Corbitt, Managing Editor ADVISORY EDITORIAL BOARD Frontis Withers Johnston Hugh Talmage Lefler George Myers Stephens STATE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY EXECUTIVE BOARD McDaniel Lewis, Chairman James W. Atkins Josh L. Horne Gertrude Sprague Carraway William Thomas Laprade Fletcher M. Green Herschell V. Rose Christopher Crittenden, Director This revieiv was established in January, 1924, as a medium of publica- tion and discussion of history in North Carolina. It is issued to other institutions by exchange, but to the general public by subscription only. The regular price is $3.00 per year. Members of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, Inc., for which the annual dues are $5.00, receive this publication without further payment. Back numbers may be procured at the regular price of $3.00 per volume, or $.75 per number. Cover: The Kivett Building of Campbell College (originally Buie's Creek Academy) is presently used as a science classroom and student supply store. This was the first building erected after the fire in 1900 and served as the administration building until 1926. It was named for Z. T. Kivett, who burned the bricks bought with "nickels and dimes." The photograph is by the cour- tesy of Mr. Claude F. Gaddy, Baptist State Convention. For a further study of early Baptist high schools and academies see pages 316-327. -
BICENTENNIAL Brunswick County North Carolina
SOUVENIR BOOKLET BICENTENNIAL Brunswick County North Carolina Published bY IV: Brunswick County Historical Society 975.629 B BnUNSWICK, Duchy of. Quarterly: 1 or, sem() o[ hctrrts gules, a lion rampant azrtre (Luneberg), 2 guies, two lions p:tssant gUardant in pale or (Brunswick), 3 azure, zt lion rirtnll:ttrt itrgent, crowned gules (Everstein), 4 gules, a lion r':rmplnt or within a bordure compony argent and azurc (Homburg), l-r r)t" it lion ramp- ant gU[es, Crowned Azvte,6 gulcs, threc bars itntl ln chitrl a lion passant ot, 7 per fess in chief or, two bcars' paws s:illlc (Iloya), in base per fesse in chief barry of Iour gulos irrrcl itrgcnt (Ncw Bruchhausen), the base gTronny of oight argcn[ ilnd azur:c (Old Bruchhausen), 8 azrtr:e, al caglc displtVcd itrgcnt; artnt:tl gulcs' (Diepholz), 9 barry of four argcnt and gultrs, t ltitlc countcr- changed (Hohnstein), 10 argent, a stag's lttirc gulcrs (llcinstcin), 11 argent, a stag trippant sable (Klcstcnbcrg), l2 trgtttrt, rt stagrs attire sable (Blankenburg). Supportcrg 'l'w11 s:tvtlgos' srpporting a club and wreathed about thc htra<l- :tntl tnitltll<: "ac-h leaves. Motto ttlrJss aspera terrent. " with - PREFACE Brunswick County was founded in 1764. To commemorate this dal,c, l,lrt, Ilrunswicl' County Historical Society held abicentennial celebration at Brunswicli'I'own SL:rlc IIisl.oli<' Site on November 15, 7964. In order to have apermanent memento of this crvtrnt. tlrc Brunswick County Historical Society herewith presents this booklet. The bicentennial program was held in the open near the excavation ol'tlrt' r'uins ol' the first courbhouse used in Brunswick County" The foliowing constitutefl [[1r proglirrrr lirr' the afternoon: 2:00 P. -
Tar Kilns of Goose Creek State Park: History and Preservation
Tar Kilns of Goose Creek State Park: History and Preservation by Matthew Harrup April, 2013 Director of Thesis/Dissertation: John Tilley Major Department: History Tar kilns are found throughout the Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina, remnants of a flourishing and important industry that exported tar across the Atlantic world. Tar production is the extraction of terpene from resinous trees by burning. In North Carolina, this was accomplished by burning or heavily resinous longleaf pine, also known as lightwood, in earthen kilns. The colonists encountered a unique forest suited to this purpose. This thesis explores the background of tar production in North Carolina though the context of the ecology of the longleaf forest, describes kiln preservation criteria, and makes the case that the kilns found in Goose Creek State Park form an important historical site as the vestiges of the plantation of Thomas Boyd, member of the Proprietor administration and Solicitor-General of the colony. Tar Kilns of Goose Creek State Park: History and Preservation A Thesis Presented To the Faculty of the Department of History East Carolina University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Arts in History by Matthew J. Harrup April, 2013 Thesis Director: John Tilley, PhD © Matthew J. Harrup, 2013 Tar Kilns of Goose Creek State Park: History and Preservation by Matthew Harrup APPROVED BY: DIRECTOR OF DISSERTATION/THESIS: _______________________________________________________ John Tilley, PhD COMMITTEE MEMBER: ________________________________________________________ Christopher Oakley, PhD COMMITTEE MEMBER: ________________________________________________________ Gerald Prokopowicz, PhD COMMITTEE MEMBER: _______________________________________________________ Jerry Weitz, PhD CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF Department of Histoy: ________________________________________________________ Gerald Prokopowicz, PhD DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL: _________________________________________________________ Paul J. -
UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Party Formation in the United States a Dissertation Submitted in Partial Satisfaction of Th
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Party Formation in the United States Adissertationsubmittedinpartialsatisfactionofthe requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science by Darin Dion DeWitt 2013 c Copyright by Darin Dion DeWitt 2013 ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION Party Formation in the United States by Darin Dion DeWitt Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science University of California, Los Angeles, 2013 Professor Thomas Schwartz, Chair This dissertation is about how political parties formed in the world’s first mass democracy, the United States. I trace the process of party formation from the bottom up. First, I ask: How do individuals become engaged in politics and develop political affiliations? In most states, throughout the antebellum era, the county was the primary unit of political admin- istration and electoral representation. Owing to their small size, contiguity, and economic homogeneity, I expect that each county’s active citizens will form a county-wide governing coalition that organizes and dominates local politics. Second, I ask: Which political actor had incentives to lure county organizations into one coalition? I argue that the institutional rules for electing United States Senators – indirect election by state legislature – induced prospective United States Senators to construct a majority coalition in the state legislature. Drawing on nineteenth century newspapers, I construct a new dataset from the minutes of political meetings in three states between 1820 and 1860. I find that United States Senators created state parties out of homogeneous counties. They encouraged cooperation among county-wide governing coalitions by canvassing annual county political meetings, drafting ii and revising a multi-issue policy platform that had the potential to unite a majority of the state’s county governing coalitions, encouraging individual counties to create county- wide committees of correspondence and vigilance, and, finally, organizing a permanent state central committee and regular state-wide conventions. -
Brunswick County Comprehensive Historical Architectural Site Survey
Comprehensive Historical/Architectural Site Survey of Brunswick County, North Carolina Prepared for Brunswick County Board of Commissioners PO Box 249 Bolivia, NC 28422 Prepared by Landmark Preservation Associates 6 Houston Street Lexington, VA 24450 September 2010 Table of Contents Introduction and Methodology ........................................................................................ ii Historic and Architectural Contexts Early History: 1664‐1800 ......................................................................................................... 1‐1 Plantation Society: 1800‐1865................................................................................................. 1‐9 Later History: 1865‐1960 ....................................................................................................... 1‐20 Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 1-50 Proposed Gause Landing Historic District Map ...................................................................... 1‐53 Southport Historic District & Recommended Study Areas District Map ................................ 1‐54 Appendix A – Brunswick County Historic Resources Map Coding ........................ A-1 Appendix B – Brunswick County Historic Photographs............................................B-1 Appendix C – Brunswick County Surveyed Properties by Survey Site Number ... C-1 Appendix D – Brunswick County NRAC Study List Candidate Narratives/Presentation ............................................................................................... -
The Five Royal Governors of North Carolina, 1729-1775 / by Blackwell P. Robinson
fig?- Z\ftV% Morth .Carolina Stafe Library (L * Raleigh The Five Royal Governors of North Carolina 17294775 By Blackwell P. Robinson, Ph. D. Professor of History Woman's College of the University of North Carolina A Publication of The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission Box 1881, Raleigh, North Carolina 1963 The Five Royal Governors of North Carolina 17294775 By Blackwell P. Robinson, Ph. D. Professor of History Woman's College of the University of North Carolina A Publication of The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission Box 1881, Raleigh, North Carolina 1963 THE CAROLINA CHARTER TERCENTENARY COMMISSION Hon. Francis E. Winslow, Chairman Henry Belk Mrs. Kauno A. Lehto Mrs. Doris Betts James G. W. MacLamroc Dr. Chalmers G. Davidson Mrs. Harry McMullan Mrs. Everett L. Durham Dr. Paul Murray William C. Fields Dan M. Paul William Carrington Gretter, Jr. Dr. Robert H. Spiro, Jr. Grayson Harding David Stick Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr. J. P. Strother Mrs. Ernest L. Ives Mrs. J. O. Tally, Jr. Dr. Henry W. Jordan Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Wright Ex-Officio Dr. Charles F. Carroll, Robert L. Stallings, Superintendent of Director, Department of Public Instruction Conservation and Development Dr. Christopher Crittenden Director, Department of Archives and History, Secretary The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission was established by the North Carolina General Assembly to "make plans and develop a program for celebration of the tercentenary of the granting of the ." Carolina Charter of 1663 . As part of this program the Com- mission arranged for the publication of a number of historical pamphlets for use in stimulating interest in the study of North Carolina history during the period 1663-1763. -
Privy Council
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE London, England P.C. 1/46 Privy Councll. Unbound Papers. Colonial. Bundles 1-9, 1700-1701 . • Bundle 1 1. 1699,1700 Jan. 11. Council of Trade representation to the King in Council) proposing that orders be given to governors of crown colonies directing them to return plrates taken in the plantations to England for trial except when discretion of the governor considers immediate local trial more expedient. Requests the order be made a standing rule for "the Governors of the Other Plantations, not under your MaJesties immediate Government" [I.e., the proprietaries). 77,4'3'3, /-.3 2. 1699/1700 Jan. 17. Opinion of the Attorney and Solicitor Generals expressed to the King (in Council) concerning naturalizations of French German, etc., subjects 1n the Plantations: letters of denization should not be granted unless power to do so is expressed in commissions given to the govern?r;: i' ~-1". t : 3 3. 1700 June 19. Opinion of the Attorney General expressed to the King (in Council) concerning security bonds for governors of pro- prietaries: though no law compels the giving of bonds, propri- etary governors can be punished in England for illegal acts or for non enforcement of the Acts of Trade. (Prompted by query concerning security fot Elias Haskett, proposed governor of the Bahamas.) Received and read in Council 20 June 1700. 79. g i"s: / - ::3 4. 1700 June 13. Privy Council minute directing Attorney General to express an oplnlon on securities for governors of proprietaries (prompted by proposed appointment of Elias Haskett as governor of the Bahamas) .