Oct 26, 2023 | Antebellum era, New Hanover
Advertisement submitted by Nicholle Young; Summary written by Cheri Todd Molter In February 1859, Peter, a “stout,” Black man who had been enslaved by the Colvin family of New Hanover County, ran away. As of May 8, 1860—over a year later—Peter was still free and was...
Sep 26, 2023 | Antebellum era, Bertie, Chowan, Perquimans
Submitted by Dr. Harry Watson; edited by Cheri Todd Molter Penny Howcott, a forty-year-old enslaved woman, had escaped from her enslaver, Charles W. Mixon, who then offered as much information as he could about her to expedite her return to him. NC law provided that a...
Sep 26, 2023 | Antebellum era, Cumberland
Article submitted by Nicholle Young; Summary written by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe Brown from The North-Carolinian of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Dec. 7, 1850, Page 3 On Nov. 30, 1850, the Mechanics of Fayetteville met to take measures against the “growing evil of...
Sep 14, 2023 | Mecklenburg
Transcribed by Cheri Todd Molter and Ann Ashford This letter was written by Rev. Francis Milton Kennedy on Jan. 24, 1862. He enlisted in the Confederate army as a chaplain in December 1862. He served in the 28th Regiment NC Troops and survived his war experiences. He...
Sep 3, 2023 | Mecklenburg, Reconstruction, Wilkes
Submitted by J.C. Knowles; vetted and edited by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe Brown Percy W. Foote was born on August 13, 1879, in Wilkes County. He was the son of Confederate veteran John Henry Foote (a founder of Wake Forest College) and Susan Hunt Foote....
