If you are not familiar with the many wonderful titles the NC Archives has for sale, please visit their BOOK SALE page: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hp/sales/default.htm Please scan the prospectus very carefully. There are some very valuable books you can add to your library, very inexpensively. Among these, I strongly recommend: Guide to Private Manuscript Collections in the North Carolina State Archives describes private papers, microfilmed private papers, and account books received in the State Archives through June 1, 1979. Included are 1,640 collections of private papers; 186 collections of microfilmed private papers, diaries, and account books; and 480 original account books. The useful guide contains a name, place, and subject index. The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943 By David L. Corbitt ISBN 0-86526-032-X $15.00 NOW $7.50 There are many, many more worth picking up for a couple bucks each. --Derick