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NC 1776 $7-1/2
North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value seven and an half dollars
Position: 231 (74 views)
NC 1778 $10
North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value ten dollars
Position: 473 (36 views)
NC 1780 $25
North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty five dollars
Position: 269 (59 views)
NC 1771 10 Shillings
North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value ten shillings
Position: 194 (89 views)
North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value fifteen shillings
Typeset Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders on the sides and bottom, each with the inscription “Death to counterfeit;” wide border on left edge. Printed inscription: “North Carolina. No 2697/ [XV S.] FIFTEEN SHILLINGS/ Proclamation…
Position: 548 (32 views)
North Carolina paper currency, value twenty shillings
Engraved twenty-shilling note issued for North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with stuccowork and leafage border on left edge and prancing unicorn in a circle on lower left corner. Printed inscription: “North Carolina/ XXS Twenty…
Position: 281 (56 views)
Political circular against the Republican Party
"An Abe Middleton Circular" talks of the dangers of the African American community and "their white allies". The circular seeks to refute Republican claims about the Constitutional Amendment seeking to disenfranchise African American voters. A…
Position: 310 (50 views)
Hotel Queen Anne, New Bern, N.C.
Postcard of the Queen Anne Hotel, on U.S. 17 and U.S. 70 in New Bern, N.C. Former residence of James B. Blades, built in 1913 and demolished ca. 1967.
Position: 633 (27 views)
A Preliminary Report for the Use of the Archeological Project at the Site of Tryon's Palace in New Bern, N.C.
Before the reconstruction in the fifties, an archeological dig was conducted in the forties for Tryon Palace. This is a report on the history of Tryon Palace and what can be and cannot be found on that site.
Position: 840 (16 views)
The North Carolina Booklet: The Historic Tea Party of Edenton October 25th, 1774
The North Carolina Booklet writes about the events of the Edenton Tea Party that holds close relation to the Boston Tea Party.
Position: 957 (6 views)
Historical Address Given By Mrs. W.F. Dowdy Upon The Occasion of The Celebration of The Hundredth Anniversary of The Benevolent Society of New Bern, N.C.
The Benevolent Society started July 4, 1837 as a group of women that carried out local charities in New Bern. This transcript is from the Society's Centennial Celebration in 1937. The speech was given by one of the youngest members of the group, Mrs.…
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Lovick Home
Based on the information given on the photograph, The Lovick Home was the location of the New Bern Public Library from 1912-1935. In 1935, the Lovick Home became the Christian Science Reading Room and Library. The image shows a car parked in front of…
Position: 722 (22 views)
Bank Loan from Bank of North Carolina
The document written is a promissory note payable to the Bank of North Carolina for $675 from F. S. Duffy (principle), Charles Duffy, R. Castix, and Walter Duffy (sureties). This payment is given to the cashier Fredrick J. Jones.
Position: 349 (46 views)
1946 Homes Tour Brochure
The homes tour in 1946, hosted by the New Bern Garden Club, showed off the significant historic parts of New Bern at the time. The tour started at the "Headquarters" which was the Woman's Club House at Union Point, the site of the government house…
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Sketch of Women's Missionary Society Methodist Episcopal Church: Elizabeth Hendren Auxiliary
The history of the Women's Missionary Club at Centenary Methodist Church in New Bern was organized by Emma Henderson Dunn and Mary Hendren Vance. The Women's Missionary Club dates back to 1880.
Position: 406 (41 views)