Through the Years in Norfolk
OCR'd excerpt of Through the Years in Norfolk (1636–1936), a tricentennial local history detailing Norfolk's founding, colonial era, key figures, and major events.
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Through the Years in Norfolk
The Land of Decision
A richly illustrated history of Virginia covering colonial times, the Revolution, and the Civil War, featuring portraits, maps, and essays on key battles and figures. Emphasizes geography, chronology, and sympathetic biography.
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Peregrine Papers: A Tale of Travel in the Orient
Travel sketches of the Azores and Lisbon: a shipboard romance (Romeo & Juliet) and historical portraits of Lisbon, da Gama, Camões, and Phoenician/Canaanite roots.
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Acadie Days: Sketches of New Scotland
Travel sketches of Nova Scotia—stormy seas and fog at Yarmouth, a mysterious runic stone, life in Digby, and the Acadian settlement and early colonization at Port Royal/Annapolis.
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The Rise of Presbyterianism in Tidewater Virginia
Accounts of the 1920 Charlotte General Assembly and a history of Presbyterianism's rise in Tidewater, Virginia—its origins, revival-driven growth, and church planting.
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James Sprunt: A Tribute from the City of Wilmington
Memorial biography honoring James Sprunt, a Wilmington merchant, philanthropist, and man of letters. Celebrates his Christian piety, business leadership, and civic benefactions.
Derelicts: An Account of Ships Lost at Sea in General Commercial Traffic and a Brief History of Blockade Runners Stranded Along the North Carolina Coast …
Accounts of derelict ships and Civil War blockade-runners off North Carolina (1861–65) by James Sprunt. First-hand maritime histories of wrecks, drift, and salvage.
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Restoration of Jerusalem
Biographical sketch of James Sprunt—Wilmington merchant, philanthropist, author and Union Seminary benefactor—and his address “Restoration of Jerusalem,” linking Jewish history to modern reconstruction.
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In Memoriam: Mrs. James Sprunt
Memorial biography of Luola Murchison Sprunt (d.1916) celebrating her Christian character, service, and family life. Devotional reflections emphasize death, resurrection, and the hope of heaven.
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Chronicles of the Cape Fear River: Being Some Account of Historic Events on the Cape Fear River
Chronicles the Cape Fear River: settlement, commerce, navigation, pirates, and Civil War blockade-running. Traces Wilmington's growth, port history, and notable local figures.
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Tales of the Cape Fear Blockade
Account of Wilmington and the Cape Fear during the Civil War: naval blockade and blockaderunners, daring chases, and the yellow fever epidemic's toll on the town.
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Historical Addresses
Historical address on the 18th-century dedication and history of St. Philip's Church at Old Brunswick, NC—its builders, governors, plantation society, pirates, and memorials.
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Alexander Sprunt
Biography of Alexander Sprunt (b.1852), Scottish‑born Presbyterian minister who served congregations across the South and became pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Charleston.
Thomas Sproull, D.D., LL.D.
Biographical sketches of Reformed Presbyterian ministers (1888–1930). Focuses on Thomas Sproull, pastoral service, convictions, and contributions to church institutions.
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The Relation the Voter Sustains to the Official Oath of His Representative
1902 report arguing that voters are morally bound by the oath their representatives take in their name; thus electoral loyalty to Christ affects civic participation and citizenship.
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John Wallace Sproull, D.D.
Biographical sketches of Reformed Presbyterian ministers in North America (1888–1930), documenting ministries, missions, institutions, portraits, and dates of service and death.
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Extracts from the Journal of Rev. James Sproat, Hospital Chaplain of the Middle Department, 1778
Rev. James Sproat's 1778 journal recounts his work as a hospital chaplain in the Middle Department, visiting military hospitals, preaching, and ministering to sick Revolutionary soldiers.
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May 30, 1766 Letter of General Synod to the General Association of Connecticut
Minutes of the 1766 General Synod and General Convention organizing colonial delegates to preserve religious liberty, promote unity among Presbyterian bodies, and defend the Gospel.
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