"The steam-boat comes to Norfolk Harbow", concerning steamboat and allied transportation, stagecoaches, taverns, etc. [manuscript] ca. 1947. 1947.

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"The steam-boat comes to Norfolk Harbow", concerning steamboat and allied transportation, stagecoaches, taverns, etc. [manuscript] ca. 1947. 1947.

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Articles transcribed from Norfolk newspapers of 1815-1825 by John C. Emmergson. "Albemarle, North Carolina, Biographies", compiled by Emmerson from the Elizabeth City economist. Contains accounts of Joseph Blount Skinner, David Outlaw, Asa Biggs, Robert Treat Paine, Richard J. Gatling, Richard Benbury Creecy, Henry M. Shaw.

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Gatling, Richard Jordan, 1818-1903

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Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling (12 September 1818–26 February 1903) was born in Hertford County, North Carolina, to Jordan Gatling (14 May 1783–13 April 1848) and Mary Barnes Gatling (30 October 1795–30 September 1868). Jordan Gatling owned and farmed a large tract of land in Hertford County. Jordan and Mary married on 30 October 1795, and had six children: Thomas Barnes Gatling (29 September 1811–14 May 1857), Mary Ann Gatling (29 September 1813–4 October 1838), James H. Gatling (15 July 1816–2 Sep...

Shaw, Henry M.

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Paine, Robert Treat, 1835-1910

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Creecy, Richard Benbury, 1813-1908

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Outlaw, David, 1806-1868

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David Outlaw was a Whig congressman from Bertie County, N.C. From the guide to the David Outlaw Papers, ., 1847-1855; 1866, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Whig congressman from Bertie County, N.C. From the description of David Outlaw papers, 1847-1855; 1866 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24599974 ...

Biggs, Asa, 1811-1878

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Asa Biggs was born in Williamston, N.C., on 4 February 1811, and died in Norfolk, Va., on 6 March 1878. He attended the Williamston Academy, studied law, and passed the bar in 1831. Biggs served in the North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835; the North Carolina House of Commons in 1840 and 1842; the state Senate in 1844 and 1854; the United States House of Representatives, 1845-1847; and the United States Senate, 1855-1858. Biggs also served as United States District Judge for North Car...

Skinner, Joseph Blount, 1781-1851

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