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"FAMINE AT FAYETTEVILLE," Hillsborough Recorder, March 22, 1865

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For the Hillsborough Recorder. FAMINE AT FAYETTEVILLE. We give an extract from a letter written by a well-known gentleman in Fayetteville to his father in Chapel Hill, of the date of the 14th instant: “We are in great distress. The Yankees…

"Fremont in the South," North Carolina Standard, September 13, 1856

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Can it be possible that there are men in the South who prefer Fremont for the Presidency, or who would acquiesce in his election? The New York Herald boasts that there are already Electoral tickets in Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland; and it adds,…

"FROM FAYETTEVILLE," Wadesboro North Carolina Argus, March 30, 1865

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From the Raleigh Conservative. FROM FAYETTEVILLE We have at length definite and reliable information that the Yankees have evacuated Fayetteville. “There are none of them left on the west side of the Cape Fear,” says a recent letter we…

"General Assembly Resolutions submitted and referred to committee", January 1861

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Jan. 7, 1861. Resolved that the Governor be requested to inform the Senate if any portion of the citizens of North Carolina have consulted with him upon the propriety of taking possession of the United States forts in North Carolina or any one of…

"General Sherman in Raleigh," Mary Clarke, ca. 1866

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By three o’clock in the morning we had bid adieu to every Confederate soldier, and instead of going to be, we retired to dress for the “sacking of the town.” “I mean to put on every white skirt I have,” exclaimed one…

"Glorious News!--The Union Saved!!" Fayetteville Observer, February 28, 1861

February 28th article in the Unionist FayettevilleObserver in which the paper reported that a compromise had been voted for in the House of Representatives and that the House had also defeated a use of force bill. This reporting highlighted several…

"Gov. Wise and the Harper's Ferry Banditti," Raleigh Register, November 5, 1859

We take the following article from the Richmond Dispatch. We are not at all surprised at the manner in which Gov. Wise has been approached. Threats on the one hand, and allurements on the other, are the only means left to the Northern conspirators…

"Governor W. W. Holden," June 24, 1865

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President Johnson's policy in regard to the State of North Carolina is an indication of his general policy of reconstruction, and is therefore worthy of the most careful attention. The President takes the ground that the rebellion has deprived the…

"Governor's Correspondence: Arkansas Resolutions", March 28, 1861

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Little Rock, March 29, 1861 To His Excellency, J.W. Ellis Governor of the State of North Carolina Sir:- By the fifth of the Series of Resolutions which I have the honor herewith to transmit to you, and which were adopted by the State Convention of…

"Grand Democratic Rally," Raleigh News and Observer, May 13, 1898

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GRAND DEMOCRATIC RALLY
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Aycock and Craig Open the Ball Gloriously,
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WHITE MAN AND METAL
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A GREAT DAY FOR THE DEMOCRACY OF RICHMOND COUNTY
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WHITE MEN OF ALL POLITICAL FAITHS
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Join in the Commencement of a Campaign that is to…