The following is an excellent site for learning how the early government in NC operated. click on Early Beginnings. http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/cover.htm .. Carol P. Martoccia .. 903 East Fifth Street .. Greenville, NC 27858 .. Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 .. Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl