History of Mecklenburg County [North Carolina] and the City of Charlotte from 1740 to 1903

This Volume Is One Of The Best County Histories Which Have Appeared In The South. It Does Not Confine Itself To Genealogical And Patriotic Matters; But It Very Properly Goes Into The Field Of Industrial And Social History. This Piece Of Good Sense Is No Doubt The Result Of The Author'S Long Identification With The Business Interests Of His County. He Was Known Far And Wide As A Successful Manufacturer And As A Writer On Topics Connected With The Cotton Industry He Has Done Much Good Work. He Has Drawn From The North Carolina Colonial Records For His Account Of The Early Settlement Of Mecklenburg; He Has Wrought Into His Book Much Of The Revolutionary History Of The Period. In Regard To The Long-Disputed Matter Of The Mecklenburg Declaration Of Independence He Has Been Content To Tell The Story Simply In Support Of The Declaration. He Has Not Gone Into The Features Of The Controversy But Lets The Reader Judge From The Documents Given In The Second Part Of This Book To Substantiate The Theory. It Is Fortunate That This Is So For Mecklenburg County Aside From Its Disputed Declaration Has Had A History Full Of Romantic Interest. No Other County In The State Has Surpassed It In Its Firm Adherence To Liberty And Democracy.