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Lady Blessington Cannon
The Lady Blessington Cannon is photographed with its new marker placed by the Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter, NSDAR, on . Legend states that the cannon was taken from the ship "Lady Blessington" during the American Revolution.
Position: 1001 (3 views)
Lady Blessington Cannon and a second cannon
The Lady Blessington Cannon is photographed behind another historical cannon.
Position: 1001 (3 views)
Citizens Committee Leaflet
Leaflet urging voters to "express themselves on school affairs" in an upcoming election [appears to be the election on 2 May 1933].
Position: 151 (130 views)
Resurgam by Mary Bayard Clarke
"Resurgam" by Mary Bayard Clarke is a post Civil War poem about the south lifting their heads after the war being over. It was written for Confederate Memorial Day commemorations on May 10, 1878.
Position: 568 (56 views)
Receipt, Coast Line Meat Market Customer
A receipt for Mrs. R. A. Nunn from the Coast Line Meat Market, 79 Broad Street, New Bern.
Position: 581 (55 views)
A Compleat Map of North Carolina from an actual survey
Hand-colored, engraved map made of two joined sheets: A Compleat Map of North Carolina from an actual Survey. By Captn Collet, Governor of Fort Johnston. Engraved by I. Bayly. [across top of map, above neat line] | To His Most Excellent Majesty…
Position: 17 (170 views)
Post Office, New Bern, N.C.
Post card from 1910s of the New Bern Post Office (current City Hall) at the corner of Craven and Pollock Streets.
Position: 518 (59 views)
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church South, New Bern, N.C.
Color postcard of Centenary Methodist Church at the corner of Middle and New Streets.
Position: 600 (54 views)
Dance Card for the First Annual Ball (Masquerade) of the New Berne Brass Band, January 29, 1873, at Lowthrop Hall.
A dance card used by ladies at a masquerade ball. The card was slipped over the lady's wrist using the ribbon, and her dances for the evening were penned in the section marked "Engagements"
Position: 135 (133 views)
Confederate Special Requisition Form
A blank form for special requisition for the Confederate States Army. Lieutenant James A. Bryan is the ordnance officer for the Confederate Army.
Position: 388 (68 views)
The North Carolina Booklet: The Convention of 1788-89 and the Federal Constitution -- Hillsborough and Fayetteville
The North Carolina Booklet recalls the hands that Hillsborough and Fayetteville play in the writing of the Federal Constitution.
Position: 904 (36 views)
Cornelius Harnett: An Essay In North Carolina History
An essay examining Cornelius Harnett, a pivotal North Carolina patriot whose leadership helped overthrow royal authority and ignite the American Revolution in the colony.
Position: 4 (257 views)
Paper currency, National Bank of New Berne value five dollars
Engraved five-dollar National Bank of New Berne note, called the Columbus Note. Face design: (left) Columbus in sight of land; (right) Columbus with an Indian Princess. Borders on all four sides: alternating “FIVE” and “5.” Main text: (Serial letter)…
Position: 232 (99 views)
Revolutionary history of North Carolina in three lectures
A history of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War presented in three lectures plus a preliminary sketch on the Battle of the Alamance. Contents include:
The Battle of the Alamance by Francis L. Hawks
The Mecklenburg Declaration of…
The Battle of the Alamance by Francis L. Hawks
The Mecklenburg Declaration of…
Position: 798 (43 views)
Life of the Hon. Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina ...
Biography of the life of Nathaniel Macon, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
Position: 388 (68 views)