Otway Burns was a commander of the war schooner Snap Dragon during the War of 1812, as well as a merchant, politician, and patriot. Born in Swansboro, he worked with recruits from New Bern and sailed as far north as Portland, Maine, during the war.…
The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the Original Tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. New York: American Bible Society, institued in the year MDCCCXVL, 1852.
Death date of Elizabeth Oliver written on flyleaf of:
A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life; adapted to the State and Condition of All Orders of Christians. By William Law, A.M. Seventeenth Edition. To Which is Added, Some Account of the Author,…
View of the east side of the 200 block of Craven Street showing Hyman Supply Company, the old City Hall, and the Isaac Taylor House. A cart sits in front of Hyman Supply while two men stand in the doorway. Across the street, two men stand near a…
Image of the Bank of New Bern building as it appeared around 1900. The Bank of New Bern building was constructed around 1818 and was liquidated around 1834. The building then housed the Merchants Bank.