| Summary |
This study of the political life of David Stone is being undertaken because of the relative lack of published material on the life of this prominent North Carolinian who lived from 1770 to 1818. I wish to describe the place of David Stone in the political arena of North Carolina and to emphasize the influence of the law upon his career. Though he exerted in his short career considerable influence in North Carolina, there is no biography available to interested students. A reason for the limited coverage that Stone is given by writers of secondary works stems from the widely scattered nature of primary materials that refer to Stone. There are some official political records, but there is almost no personal correspondence. It is entirely possible that many letters to and from David Stone are in the possession of the descendants of Stone. Few of these letters have been found at this writing but, in time, other more valuable letters may come to light. In the meantime, the author of this work pre-empts the position of the first critic to note the wide gaps in it. |
| Local note | Joyner-"Presented to the faculty of the Department of History." |
| Local note | Joyner-"Presented to the faculty of the Department of History." |
| Local note | Joyner-"Presented to the faculty of the Department of History." |
| General note | "Presented to the Department of Hisroy ... in partial fulfullment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in History." |
| General note | Advisor: Paul Murray |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 1968 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 142-148). |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Thèses et écrits académiques. |
