| Scope and content |
Bulk of the collection consists of deeds, wills, and newspapers. The deeds were contracted primarily by members of the Stallings family of Perquimans County, N.C. The wills of Elias Stallings and Jacob Jordan provide a listing of bequests, including a number of slaves. Of particular interest are two Virginia newspapers, the Virginia Pilot and the Ledger-Dispatch, both of which carry headlines devoted to the death of King Edward VII of Great Britain and the succession of George V. Additional materials include a land assessment of lots in Hertford; Bible record of births and deaths, presumably of Stallings's slaves; clipping that describes the recapturing of Plymouth, N.C., by Confederate forces; clipping regarding Edenton, N.C.; and a partial genealogical chart of the Stallings family of Perquimans County. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Perquimans County Historical Society Collection (#299), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mr. Herbert N. Nixon. |
| Biographical note | The Perquimans County Historical Society, founded in 1958, collects materials related to the history of Perquimans County, N.C. |
