Perquimans County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 286.
PERQUIMANS COUNTY, situated in the northeast part of North Carolina, with Albemarle Sound on the southeast, and traversed by Perquimans river. Area, 175 square miles. Face of the country, level and marshy; soil, generally productive. Seat of justice, Hertford. Pop. in 1810, 6,052; in 1820, 6,859; in 1830, 7,417; in 1840, 7,346; in 1850, 7,332.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Pasquotank County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 282.
PASQUOTANK COUNTY, situated in the northeast part of North Carolina, with Albemarle sound on the south. Area, 300 square miles. Face of the country level; soil of middling quality. Seat of justice, Elizabeth City. Pop. in 1810, 7,674; in 1820, 8,008; in 1830, 8,616; in 1840, 8,514; in 1850, 8,950.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Onslow County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 275.
ONSLOW COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of North Carolina, with the Atlantic Ocean on the southeast. Area, 720 square miles. Face of the country, flat; soil, sterile. Seat of justice, Onslow c. h. Pop. in 1810, 6,669; in 1820, 7,018; in 1830, 7,814; in 1840, 7,527; in 1850, 8,283.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

“The Senate’s Inquisition,” Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, February 24, 1860

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Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, January 16, 2009.
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Original caption
The Senate’s Inquisition
Source citation
“The Senate’s Inquisition,” Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, February 24, 1860, p. 2: 1.
Source note
Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.

Northampton County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 263.
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of North Carolina, with Roanoke river on the southwest. Area, 546 square miles. Face of the country even; soil good. Seat of justice, Jackson. Pop. in 1810, 13,087; in 1820, 13,242; in 1830, 13,103; in 1840, 13,369; in 1850, 13,335.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....
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