Sue told me about this book two weeks ago. As those of you who know about Bruce Pruitt's books - it is an outstanding piece of work and will order my copy ASAP. The ordering information can be found at http://members.tripod.com/abpruitt/ under #2 Martha >X-EM-Version: 5, 0, 0, 0 >X-EM-Registration: #3003520714B31D032830 >Reply-To: [email protected] >X-Mailer: EarthLink MailBox 5.0.7.9 (Windows) >From: "Albert Pruitt" <[email protected]> >To: "Martha Marble" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Craven Co Books >Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 20:1:20 -0700 >X-Junkmail-Status: score=17/70, host=mr05.mrf.mail.rcn.net > >Dear Mrs Marble, > The book I've completed on Craven County deeds is from 4 books in the >North Carolina Archives. These appear to be made up of parts of early >books which have been bound into 4 books. Some pages from the earlier >books are missing. As far as I can determine, from looking at Dr. >Bradley's books, these 4 books are not the same as what he published. >These books have no numbers or letters like a regular deed book; they have >archives call numbers. > These deeds were later recopied into the regular deed > books. According to >notes by the register of deeds, the deeds were "spread" through deed books >1 through 9. BUT, I think that should be 1 through 3 (from comparing the >different books). > I am aware that Mrs. Haun abstracted books 1 and 5 for Craven > County. But >I haven't found anyone who knows why she skipped books 2-4. SO, to fill in >the gap, I'm working on "regular" deed books 2-4 and hope to be finished in >a couple of months. The "regular" books contain some of the same deeds as >found in the old 4 books and they contain some deeds not in the older books >and they contain complete deeds where the older books have holes in the >pages. So maybe it a couple of months, we will have books 2-4 printed for >anyone who is interested. > I'm not sure if all the deeds from the older books are in books 1 > through >3, but it seems the great majority are. And, like Dr. Bradley, I don't >know why someone called some of these books "wills, estates, and deeds" >since they are mostly deeds with only a few wills and estate inventories. > If you want to wait and buy books 2-4 (which should contain more > deeds), I >will understand. > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Martha Marble <[email protected]> > > To: A B Pruitt <[email protected]> > > Date: 5/10/2004 5:25:58 AM > > Subject: Re: Craven Co Books > > > > Bruce, > > > > Craven Co, NC Deeds (1728-1761); 1,126 deeds and 178 pages; price $17.00 >or > > NC res. $18.10 > > > > What are the deed books for these deeds and is there any overlap with the > > Haun book or with Steve's books? > > > > > > Many thanks for all your superb work. > > > > Martha > > > >