Society in early North Carolina

"Illustrates through a variety of primary sources the essence of life in the colony from the arrival of the first colonists in the 1580s through the beginning of the American Revolution in the 1770s. Among the transcribed primary sources published herein are public and private correspondence; journals; travel accounts; statutes; court proceedings; deeds; wills; inventories of estates; business accounts of merchants, physicians, and tavern keepers; church records; and newspapers" -- Back cover.