Excerpt from History of North Carolina, Vol. 2: With Maps and Illustrations; Embracing the Period of the Proprietary Government, From 1663 to 1729 In addition to these letters, the author's library furnished him with a mass of manuscripts (none of which have ever been printed), which he obtained in London some years since, in the shape of copies made from the originals there, and verified by his own comparison. A complete manuscript copy of the whole body of our statute law in 1715, was kindly furnished to the writer by his friend, William B. Rodman, Esq, of Washington, and has been of great service in the preparation of the book. The Hon. George Bancroft also very kindly placed in the writer's possession the original manuscript materials of George Chalmers, used by him in the preparation of his Annals, and of his Revolt of the American Colonies. These Mr. Bancroft purchased in London; and, with the advantage thus obtained of comparison of the manuscripts with Chalmers' printed volumes, the writer was enabled to ascertain some facts, the history of which was before obscure. To Mr. Bancroft, the author would further make his grateful acknowledgments for the great liberality with which he has allowed him access to his most extensive and rich collection of manuscripts relating to America: a col lection far more Valuable than any other in our country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.