Doris, This book is also available on line to read for free at the Documenting the American South Collection website, run by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is fully readable and indexed at this link: http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/foote/menu.html For those who aren't aware of it, this website is a wonderful place to read books pertaining to North Carolina in particular, and the American South in general, and one can do a simple search of their collections by title, author, subject, location, etc. It is truly a good site to find books to help with your genealogical researches. The Home Page is: http://docsouth.unc.edu/ Happy Hunting! Deloris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris Christian" <dmkchristian@austin.rr.com> To: <NCGRANVI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 7:39 AM Subject: [NCGRANVI] Sketches of NC by Foote > SKETCHES OF NORTH CAROLINA, HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL, > > ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF A PORTION OF HER EARLY SETTLERS. > > BY REV. WILLIAM HENRY FOOTE. 1846 > > This 559 page piece of history of the Presbyterian Church and this area > of NC was written in 1846 at the request of the Presbytery of > North Carolina and in 1912 was republished. This is an important book > for all Scotch-Irish Presbyterian descendants. This is one of the most > quoted books on Rev. War history; events being told by the sons of the > soldiers who fought. > > If you cannot find this book at a local library, or through a library > loan program, a CD of it can be purchased through dmkheritage.com > A more extensive Table of Contents and Index of surnames can be seen at > dmkheritage.com too. > > > CHAPTER I. > THE FIRST DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES OF > AMERICA, MAY, 1775. > The Village of Charlotte, its Situation, and Origin of its Name. The > Convention, May 19th, 1775, the Preparatory Steps, its Organization > and Object. An Incident related by General Graham. Committee present the > Resolutions drawn by Dr. Brevard. THE MECKLENBURG DECLARATION, > Unanimously Adopted. THE SECOND MECKLENBURG DECLARATION. Capt. Jack take, > the Declaration to Philadelphia, reads the Papers in Salisbury, is > opposed by Dunn and Boote. The Delegates decline laying the Declaration > before Congress; Circulation and Preservation of the > Copies. The Action of the Committee in the Case of Dunn and Boote. > Associations first formed according to the Recommendations of > Continental Congress. Provincial Council. County Committees of Safety. A > Certificate. FIRST DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY THE > CONSTITUTED AUTHORITIES OF A STATE. Inquiry concerning the Origin of the > People forming the Convention