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He engaged in the canvass as he did in everything else, with all his heart and mind. The District was large; he addressed his fellow-citizens at every place he possibly could, at great length, and often twice a day, sometimes riding more than fifty miles without rest; and when he could not go, he was active in writing and sending printed addresses to the people. Such were his exertions, such the force and ingenuity of his arguments, that he only lost his election by 27 votes in a district, which, when he commenced the canvass was supposed to contain an overwhelming majority against him. This is the only election in which he ever failed before the people ; and such was the effect of his efforts, that his political opponents did not think the district any longer reliable, and altered it at the next session of the Legislature.
" At various times he was balloted for in the Legislature, as Senator in Congress. At one time (1839) only a few votes would have elected him. In 1846 he was the unanimous choice of his party in the State for Governor. He was compelled to decline it, on account of his private affairs. He wrote a letter to the Convention, he being absent from the State, declining for the
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reason stated, and the Hon. G. W. Caldwell was nominated. He also declined on account of ill-health, and his private affairs ; and Mr. Sheppard (James B.) was chosen by the Central Committee.
Deeply imbued in the principles of republicanism, Mr. Fisher was the strong advocate of the rights of the people, against the encroachments of privileges and power.
Well versed in the history and theory of our Constitution, he was the firm, undaunted, and unyielding friend of state-rights against federal encroach- ments and usurpations. The last effort he ever made in public that the writer of this recollects, was in 1848, on the invitation of the citizens of Catawba County, when he with the Hon. H. W. Conner, Burton Craige, Esq., and others, addressed them on the true principles (as he conceived) of the Government.
It would swell this sketch far beyond the proper limits, to discuss, or even allude to the various public measures that he originated and advocated among the people, in the Legislature, or in Congress ; or to make extracts from his various reports, or copy his various speeches. These belong to some other pen. When some future Plutarch shall endeavor to present to North Carolina the names, services, and labors of her sons, he can find ample material in the records of the State, and the nation, to do justice to Mr. Fisher's reputation and memory.
He died at Hillsboro', Scott County, Mississippi, on his way home, after. an illness of some ten or twelve days, on 7th May, 1849, in the 60th year of his age. He married, in April, 1814, Christina Beard, daughter of Lewis Beard, of Salisbury, by whom he had several children, three of whom survive, a son and two daughters. His wife died June, 1848, on her return from Flo- rida. Although he lies buried far away, his name and fame belong to North Carolina. .
Hon. JOHN WILLIS ELLIS, now one of our judges of the Superior Courts, resides in Salisbury. He was born in Rowan, now Davidson County, 23d Nov. 1820. His early education was conducted under Robert Allison, Esq., at Beattie's Ford, and was continued at Randolph Macon College, in Virginia ; and finished at the University, where he graduated in 1841. He studied law with Judge Pearson.
His entrance into public life was as a member of the House of Commons, in 1844, from Rowan, and he continued until 1848, at which session he was' elected a judge of the Superior Courts of Law and Equity, which elevated position he at present occupies.
Hon. NATHANIEL BOYDEN resides in Salisbury. He was born in Franklin township, Massachusetts, eighteen miles from Northampton, on 16th August, ' 1796, where his father, John Boyden, now resides, at the advanced age of eighty-eight years. He graduated at Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1821, and the next year he removed to North Carolina. He settled in / Stokes County, where he taught school. He studied law, and married Ruth, the daughter of Hugh Martin of this county. In 1838 he represented Stokes in the House of Commons, and again in 1840.
On the death of Mrs. Boyden he removed to Salisbury in 1842, and in 1844 . represented Rowan in the Senate. He married in this county the daughter of the late Hon. Archibald Henderson, in Dec. 1845, and in 1847 was elected to Congress from this District, which, after serving one Congress, he declined for the more lucrative and germane duties of his profession.
HAMILTON C. JONES resides in Rowan County, and has been often the re- presentative from this county. He was born in 1798, in Greenville, Virginia, educated at our University, and was graduated in 1818, in the same class with James K. Polk, Bishop Green, of Mississippi, Rev. Dr. Robert H. Mor- rison, Governor William D. Mosely, Hugh Waddell, Esq., Robert Donaldson, and others. He read law with Judge Gaston, in Newbern, and entered pub- lic life in 1827, as a member of the House of Commons, and again in 1828, and in 1838 and 1840.
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He was elected Solicitor in 1840, and re-elected in 1844. He has estab- lished a reputation as a writer, of great wit and fancy in his tales of " Cousin Sally Dillard," "McAlpin's Trip to Charleston," and other pro- ductions.
His efforts in the Legislature in 1828 on the bill of ROBERT POTTER to reduce the salary of the Judges, was considered as fatal to that agrarian project; his speech on the bill to prosecute the banks took a view of that question that excited the admiration of some of the ablest men in the House ; and his speech on the bill to locate the, Judges, was unanswerable in its argument, withering in its satire, and triumphant in its humor.
BURTON CRAIG resides in Salisbury, who has been a representative from . this town, and a prominent member of the bar. His ancestors are of genuine revolutionary stock. His father, David Craig, as will be seen by the record, was an officer in the company of Captain William Temple Coles, and was distinguished for his bravery and patriotic daring.
Burton Craig was born in Rowan, 13th March, 1811. He was prepared for college by Reverend Jonathan Otis Freeman, and was graduated at Chapel Hill in 1829. In 1832 Mr. Craig was a member from the town of Salis- bury in the House of Commons, and in 1834 from the County of Rowan. In 1836 he visited Europe for his health, which was then very feeble, and was much benefited, and since he has returned he has devoted himself entirely to the law.
Mr. Craig married Elizabeth, daughter of Colonel James Erwin, of Burke, in 1836.
JOHN B. LORD, who recently died (June 1851), amid the lamentations of his fond family and friends, was a patriotic and useful citizen of Salis- bury. He was a native of Wilmington, of good family, fine acquirements, and benevolent feelings. In 1842 and 1844 he was a member of the House of Commons, and at the time of his death a Director of the Central Railroad.
GOLD HILL
Is situated in the County of Rowan, fourteen miles south of Salisbury, near the public road leading to Cheraw, S. C., and immediately north of the Cabarrus line, adjoining that county.
The name of this place originated in the following manner. In the month of March, 1843, a public meeting was called by the miners for the purpose of giving the place a name, and petitioning to the Post Office Department for the establishment of a Post Office.
The meeting was held at the Cross Roads in the woods. A variety of names were suggested, some after the persons holding the mines, others after the discoverers, &c., but none of them being agreed upon, on the suggestion of the chairman (Col. George Barnhart), GOLD HILL was finally adopted.
The mining operations commenced in September, 1842, on the lands of Andrew Troutman, under the management of A. Honeycutt and Culps. They confined their operations to washing the surface, on the head of a drain near the place now called the Honeycutt Mine.
On the 7th of Dec. 1842, John Peck, N. K. Barringer, and others, a com- pany of ten, commenced operations on the land of John Troutman, and sunk several shafts. They were the first that discovered the gold ores, and opened veins, some of which were very rich, but their large veins were generally poor. This mine was worked to the depth of one hundred and fifty-five feet, and yielded $40,000 of gold.
In the latter part of Dec. 1842, A. Honeycutt, Culps, and Co., (above mentioned,) discovered their veins, the ores of which were very rich. This mine is worked to the depth of one hundred and eighty-five feet, and has yielded $101,665.
In Jan. 1843, John Barnhart and Co., known as the Barnhart Company, made their discoveries on the land of George IIeilick. They opened two
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veins, running parallel about a hundred yards apart, and are from one foot to four feet thick.
This ore has generally been rich. This company had a lease for six years, worked the mine two hundred and sixty feet deep, and for two years used a steam engine. During the last two years sixty to ninety hands have been worked in this mine. The length of the pocket' of ore, at its longest point, was two hundred feet. This vein had an inclination of ten feet to the one hundred, and yielded two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000). After this the vein was worked by Heilick, Barnhart, and Co., and yielded $10,000.
In Feb. 1843, Peter Earnhart, Eagner and Co., opened a large vein (a part of it very rich), which is worked to the depth of two hundred and eighty feet by the aid of a steam engine. This mine is on the land of Philip Earnhart, and the books of the company show that it yielded from 1846 to July, 1851, $93,000 worth of gold. The estimates between the years 1843 and 1847 cannot be correctly ascertained, as the ores were ground in small mills and divided out.
In March, 1843, David McMackin, Miller and Co., discovered a vein on the' land of Jacob Troutman, in Cabarrus County, within one mile of Gold Hill, which is very rich, has been worked to the depth of one hundred feet, and yielded $20,000 worth of gold.
In July, 1843, Jennings, Crowell and Co., opened a large vein on the land of David Troutman, which contains a large mass of ore, and is from thirty to forty feet thick, but is poor. This mine is very near the Cabarrus line, and is now owned by a company from Philadelphia, who have lately put up a fine steam engine and a number of stamps, and bids fair to do well.
Immediately south of this in Cabarrus, is a mine worked about one hun- dred feet deep, known as " McMackin's Silver Mine."` This has been prin- cipally worked by men not experienced in that kind of ore, who have never used any machinery by which to work to advantage. From appearances this ore must be very abundant. It has been tested by a number of chemists, who all concur in saying the ore is valuable, and would pay well if the proper means were used to get it out.
There are also other veins here, containing, in combination, ores of lead, silver, and gold, which have never been opened more than one or two. feet in depth. There is also a small vein of copper ore, which has been worked some few feet in depth, and is said to yield in assaying seventy-five per cent.
As long since as 1825, Prof. Olmsted, while on a geological survey, visited · this country, and expressed the opinion that it was rich in minerals. And in his report to the Legislature of '27, he made the following reference to this particular land, under the head of " Manganese:" "The best bed of it (manganese), however, hitherto noticed, is in the north-eastern corner of Cabarrus, on the lands of Mr. McMackin, which is, perhaps, sufficiently pure and abundant to make it worth carrying to market."
The usual rates given to the proprietor, as toll or rent for the privilege of working the mines, is one-seventh of what the mine yields.
Between the years 1843 and 1847, there were about thirty or forty horse- power mills at this place, such as cast-iron circular runners and drag-mills, the operators of which kept no books, and many of them have left the place, consequently I shall lose a large amount in making my estimates.
The gold veins, in some places, point above the surface, and always form immediately below. As soon as you strike the rock, the formation is slate, and the ore is called slate-ore, though the ore differs in appearance from the slate formation on the sides of the veins, being of a reddish-brown color to the depth of sixty, eighty, and, in some instances, one hundred feet.
It then appears in the form of pyrites, combined with iron and sulphur, becoming very heavy. The formation is one mile wide, and contains many veins.
Many of these veins which have been worked, have produced a large quan- tity of gold; but as they are not of sufficient importance to note singly, will be taken together with those small mills and set down at $100,000 worth.
Gold Hill is situated on a fine level plain, running from north-east to south-
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west, on the dividing ridge between Dutch Buffalo and Long Creek. Its population, in 1848, was between 800 and 1000.
The health of the locality is equal to any village in the State.
Its water possesses mineral properties not surpassed in the United States, and many persons afflicted with chronic diseases, such as dyspepsia, rheu- matism, &c., have been relieved by visiting the place, and using the water. There are seven steam-engines, five stores, one tavern, four doctors, besides different mechanics, as blacksmiths, carriage-makers, boot and shoemakers, saddle and harness-makers, brick and stonemasons, silversmiths, &c. Gold Hill is one of the best markets in the middle or western part of the State, and all country produce will bring good prices and ready sale.
The following is the aggregate of gold found in and about Gold Hill by the different companies, from Jan., 1843, to July, 1851, viz. :-
Honeycutt, Culp, and Co.,
- $101,665
Field Company,
40,000
Barnhart, Mauney, and Co.,
200,000
Heilick, Barnhart, and Co.,
10,000
Holmes, Earnhart, and Co.,
95,000
Troutman and McMackin,
20,000
Walls and Houston,
30,000
E. and N. Mauny,
30,000
Carter, Honeycutt, and Co.,
20,000
Coffin, Worth, and Co.,
150,000
A. Miller and Co.,
5,000
Miscellaneous,
100,000
$801,665
Members of the House of Commons from Salisbury from 1777 to 1835.
Years. House of Commons.
Years.
House of Commons.
1777. David Nesbett.
1807.
Archibald Henderson.
1778.
Matthew Troy.
1808. Archibald Henderson.
1779.
Maxwell Chambers.'
1809. Archibald Henderson.
1780.
Anthony Newman.
1810.
Joseph Chambers.
1781.
Anthony Newman.
1811. John Steele.
1782.
Anthony Newman.
1812.
John Steele.
1783.
Anthony Newman.
1813.
John Steele."
1784. , Anthony Newman.
1815. John L. Henderson.
1786. - Thomas Frohock ..
1816 .- John L. Henderson.
1787.
John Steele.
1817. Stephen L. Ferrand.
1788. John Steele.
1818.
John Beard, Jr.
1789.
Maxwell Chambers.
1819.
Archibald Henderson.
1791.
Lewis Beard.
1820.
Archibald Henderson.
1792.
Lewis Beard.
1821.
Charles Fisher.
1793.
Lewis Beard.
1822.
Alfred Mckay.
1794. John Steele.
1823. John L. Henderson.
1795.
John Steele.
1824. John L. Henderson.
1796.
Evan Alexander.
1825. David F. Caldwell.
1797.
John Newman.
1826.
Charles Fisher.
1798. Evan Alexander.
1827.
Charles Fisher.
1799. Evan Alexander.
1828.
Charles Fisher.
1800.
Evan Alexander.
1829.
Charles Fisher.
1801.
Evan Alexander.
1830.
Charles Fisher.
1802.
Evan Alexander.
1831.
Charles Fisher.
1803. Evan Alexander.
1832. Burton Craig.
1804.
Joseph Pearson.
1833. Richd. H. Alexander.
1805.
Joseph Pearson.
1834. Richd. H. Alexander.
1806.
John Steele.
1835.
William Chambers.
1814.
Archibald Henderson.
1785. Thomas Frohock.
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The Borough representation was abolished by the Convention of 1835, assembled at Raleigh to amend the Constitution. 1
Members of the General Assembly from Rowan County.
Years.
Senate.
House of Commons.
1777: Griffith Rutherford,
1778. Griffith Rutherford, .
Matthew Lock, Moses Winslow.
1779. Griffith Rutherford,
.Matthew Lock, Moses Winslow.
1780. Griffith Rutherford,
Matthew Lock, Geo. Henry Berger.
1781.
Matthew Lock,
1782. Matthew Lock,
1783. Griffith Rutherford,
1784.
Griffith Rutherford,
1785.
Griffith Rutherford,
Thomas Carson, Richard Pearson.
1787.
Geo. H. Berger,
Richmond Pearson, Thomas Carson.
1788.
Basil Gaither,
David Caldwell, Thomas Carson. Matthew Lock, John Stokes. 1
1790.
Geo. H. Berger,
Matthew Lock, Basil Gaither.
1791.
Geo. H. Berger,
1792.
Geo. H. Berger,
1793.
Lewis Beard,
1794.
William Cathey,
1795.
William Cathey,
1796.
Basil Gaither,
1797.
Basil Gaither,
1798.
Basil Gaither,
1799.
Basil Gaither,
1800:
Basil Gaither,
1801. Basil Gaither,
1802. Basil Gaither,
1803. George Fisher,
1804. Jacob Fisher,
1805. Matthew Brandon,
1806. Jacob Fisher,
1807. Jacob Fisher,
1808. Jacob Fisher,
1809.
Jacob Fisher,
1810.
Jacob Fisher,
1811. Jacob Fisher,
1812. Wm. Bodenhamer,
1813. Wm. Bodenhamer,
1814. Wm. Bodenhamer,
1815. Wm. Bodenhamer,
1816. Jesse A. Pearson, Danl. Leatherman,
1818.
Charles Fisher,
Michael Holdshouser, Ransom Powell. George Smith, Saml. Jones.
1820. Francis Locke,
Saml. Jones, Thomas Hampton.
John Clements, Henry Rats.
Charles Fisher, George Smith.
Charles Fisher, John Clements.
John Linn, George Andrews.
George Andrews, John Clements. John Clements, John Linn. Hamilton C. Jones, John Clements.
1827. John Scott, 1828. John Scott,
1829. David F. Caldwell, 1830. David F. Caldwell,
1831. David F. Caldwell,
John Clements, H. C. Jones.
Thos. G. Polk, Richmond M. Pearson.
Thos. G. Polk, Richmond M. Pearson.
Thos. G. Polk, Richmond M. Pearson.
Matthew Lock, Basil Gaither. Matthew Lock, Basil Gaither. Thomas Carson, Basil Gaither. Basil Gaither, Thomas Carson. Basil Gaither, Thomas Carson. Matthew Brandon, Thos. Carson. Matthew Brandon, Thos. Carson. Samuel Dusenbury, George Fisher. Matthew Brandon, George Fisher. George Fisher, Saml. Dusenbury. George Fisher, John Monro. Matthew Brandon, Danl. Leatherman. . Danl. Leatherman, Danl. Hunt.
John Hunt, George Fisher.
Danl. Leatherman, Danl. Hunt.
Danl. Leatherman, Danl. Hunt.
Danl. Leatherman, Jesse A. Pearson.
Jesse A. Pearson, John Smith.
Jesse A. Pearson, Wm. Wellborn. Alexander Cladcleugh, George Mumford. Danl. Leatherman, George Mumford. Jesse A. Pearson, John Lindsay.' Geo. McCulloh, Jesse A. Pearson. Jesse A. Pearson, George McCulloh. Geo. McCulloh, Jesse A. Pearson.
Henry Chambers, Joel McCorkle.
1817.
Michael Holdshouser, Ransom Powell.
1819. Francis Locke,
1821. John Lindsay,
1822. Joseph Spurgen,
1823. James Martin, Jr.
1824. Jacob Fisher,
1825. 1826. John Beard,
Samuel Jones,
Matthew Lock, James Smith.
Wm. Sharpe, Samuel Young. William Sharpe, Samuel Young. Matthew Lock, Geo. H. Berger. Wm. Sharpe, James Kerr. Matthew Locke, Geo. H. Berger.
1786. Griffith Rutherford,
1789.
Geo. H. Berger,
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Years.
Senate.
House of Commons.
1832.
Archd. G. Carter,
1833.
John Beard, Jr.
1834. John Beard, Jr.
Burton Craig, John Clements.
1835.
Thos. G. Polk,
John Clements, Jesse W. Wharton.
John Clements, Charles Fisher, Wm. D. Crawford.
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1838. Samuel Ribelin,
Wm. D. Crawford, H. C. Jones, J. A. Cle- ments.
1840.
Samuel Ribelin,
1842.
Samuel Ribelin,
H. C. Jones, Isaac Burns, Francis Williams. Alex. W. Brandon, F. Williams, Jno. B, Lord.
1844. Nathaniel Boyden,
John B. Lord, Jno. W. Ellis.
1846. Samuel E. Kerr,
1848. John A. Lillington,
John W. Ellis, - McCorkle.
A. H. Caldwell, O. G. Foard.
CHAPTER LXVIII.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY was erected, in 1779, out of Tryon County, which was in this year abolished, and its territory divided into, Lincoln and Rutherford, and called in honor of GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD, who was a Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary war, for whose character and services see Rowan County.
It is located in the western part of the State; and bounded on the north by McDowell; east by Cleaveland; south by the South Carolina line; and west by Henderson and Buncombe.
Its capital, Rutherfordton, is two hundred and sixteen miles west of Raleigh.
Its population (1850), 10,425 whites ; 220 free negroes ; 2,005 slaves ; 12,388 representative population.
Its products (1840), 1,090,388 bushels corn ; 76,663 bushels wheat ; 57,955 bushels oats; 6,030 bushels rye ; 250,325 lbs. cotton ; 4,983 lbs. wool; 4,653 Ibs. tobacco ..
Hon. JOHN PAXTON, late Judge of the Superior Court, resided in this county. He was a native of Virginia, settled at Morganton as a merchant, unsuccessful, and failed. Commenced study of law late in life, and prac- ticed with great success. He was elected Judge of the Superior Courts of Law in 1818, and was remarkable for his firmness, honesty, and patience. He died in 1826 at Judge Hall's, in Warren, on his return from the Edenton Circuit.
JOSHUA FOREMAN settled in this county in 1826. He was a native of New York, an active, intelligent, and enterprising citizen. IIe was the founder of the town of Syracuse, in New York, and patron of the Erie Canal. He died 4th Aug. 1849.
Isaac Ribelin, Jno. W. Ellis.
1850. John A. Lillington,
Thos. G. Polk, Richmond M. Pearson.
John Clements, Charles Fisher.
1836. Thomas G. Polk,
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Hon. FELIX WALKER was a resident of this county, and represented it in the House of Commons in 1799, and often afterwards,
In 1817 he was elected to Congress, and continued until 1823. He removed to Tennessee, where he died.
General JOHN GRAY BYNUM is the present Senator from this County. He is a native of Stokes. He was educated at the University, where he was graduated in 1833. He studied law with Judge Gaston.
In 1836 he married the daughter of Colonel Charles McDowell, of Burke ; and in 1840 represented this county in the Senate, and again in 1850.
Members of the General Assembly from Rutherford County, from its formation to the last Session.
Years. Senate.
House of Commons.
1780. William Porter,
David Whitesides, Wm. Gilbert.
1781. William Porter,
James Withrow, David Miller.
1782. James Miller,
William Gilbert, David Dickey.
1783. James Holland,
William Gilbert, Richard Singleton.
1784. James. Miller,
1785. James Miller,
1786. James Whiteside,
Richard Singleton, James Withrow. George Moore, Richard Singleton. James Withrow, James Holland. Richard Singleton, James Withrow. William Porter, James Withrow.
1787. James Miller,
1788. Richard Singleton,
1789.
Richard Singleton,
1790.
Richard Singleton,
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1792.
Richard Singleton,
Wm. Porter, Felix Walker.
1793. Richard Singleton, Richard Singleton,
1795.
Charles Wilkins,
1796. William Porter,
1797.
James Holland,
1798. 1799.
Samuel Carpenter, , Samuel Carpenter,
1800.
William Greene,
1801.
William Greene,
1802.
Jonathan Hampton, ' Felix Walker, James Withrow.
1803.
1804.
. 1805. 1806.
William Greene, Jonathan Hampton, Jonathan Hampton, William Greene, William Greene,
1807.
1808.
William Greene,
1809. William Greene,
1810.
William Carson, William Greene,
1811. 1812. Jonathan Hampton, Jonathan Hampton,
1813.
1814. William Greene,
1815. William Greene,
1816. .John Moore,
1817. William Greene,
1818. William Greene,
1819. George Walton, George Walton,
1820. 1821. Benj. H. Bradley,
1822. William Greene,
1823. Elias Alexander,
1824. William Greenè,
William Porter, John Miller. James Withrow, Housen Harrell. Wm. Porter, James Withrow. Felix Walker, James Terrell. Wm. Porter, James L. Terrell. James L. Terrell, John Carson. Daniel Gold, George Camp. Daniel Gold, George Camp. William Porter, Daniel Gold. William Porter, Joseph Carson. Jos. M. Carson, Abram Crow. J. M. D. Carson, William Porter. William Porter, John Carson. William Porter, John Carson. John H. Alley, Robert HI. Taylor. John H. Alley, James L. Terrell. Daniel Gold, John Carson.
John Carson, John McDowell. John Carson, John McDowell. James Graham, John Carson. John Carson, James Graham. John Carson, James Graham.
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1791. Richard Singleton,
William Porter, James Holland. Wm. Porter, Wm. Davidson. Wm. Davidson, Wm. Porter.
1794.
Felix Walker, Wm. Porter. William Porter, Samuel Carpenter. Samuel Carpenter, Jonas Bedford. Jonas Bedford, Samuel Carpenter. Samuel Carpenter, Jonas Bedford. William Greene, Chas. Lewis. Wm. Porter, Felix Walker. Felix Walker, Arthur Clarke. Felix Walker, John Miller. .
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SAMPSON COUNTY.
Years. Senate.
House of Commons.
1825. Martin Shuford,
John Carson, Joseph Greene.
1826. Martin Shuford,
John Carson, Wm. Richardson.
1827. Martin Shuford,
Daniel Gold, Joseph Greene.
1828. Martin P. Shuford,
James Graham, James Webb.
1829. John McIntyre, 1830. John McIntyre,
James Graham, James M. Carson. Robert. McAffee, James Webb.
1831. John McIntyre,
1832. Jos. M. D. Carson,
1833. Martin P. Shuford,
James M. Webb, Joseph Greene. Thomas Dewes, A. B. Irvine. A. B. Irvine, Alanson W. Moore.
1834. Bremen H. Durham, David Hannick, John H. Bedford.
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1835. Alanson W. Moore, Jos. M. D. Carson,
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