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'fvrI ' f O' IT' Vol. V. LINCOLNTON. N. C. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1911. i State Uraiy- No. 88 I' I A RARE OLD BOOK Judge Alfred Nixon Furnishes The News With a Copy of the Memorandum Book of John Ramsaur Who' , Came From Pennsylvania to North Carolina in the Year 1872. Lincoln county was largely set tled by Germans from Pennsylva nia. The pioneer settlers came about the year 1750. Among the noted pioneers, and one who ac quired large bodies of land along the South Fork river and its trib utaries, was Derrick Bamsour. He had four sons, Jacob, David, Hen ry and John. To his son Jacob Bamsour, he gave the plantation, adjoining the present limits of Lincolnton, known in the late years as the "Caldwell plantation." This is one of the finest farms in the county. It contained at that time 9C0 acres and extended from the river to both sides of Clark's creek, and included the mill, that became famous during the Revolu tion as the battle ground of Eam sour's Mill, and the damping ground of Lord Cornwallis and the English army. Jacob . Bam sour owned the mill during the Bevolution. Jacob Bamsour died in 1787, and is buried on the crest of the ridge to the west of the mill. To his son David Bamsour, he gave a splendid farm of 600 acres lying three miles up the river, known today as the Thomas Bam sour plantation. This farm, like the other, lies in a great bend of the river, and includes a broad body of level bottom. David died in 1785, and is buried in a private burying ground in his bottom. The Bamsaur family are descended from these brothers Jacob and David. JOHN BAMSAUEB. Henry and John Bamsaur died without leaving issue and their lands were inherited by their brothers Jacob and David. John came from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, the ancestoral home of many of the pioneers. Derrick Bamsour bought the Caldwell place from Andrew Lambert. Henry: Whitener was a noted moneer. who settled in the forks of the , So'jth Fork . river - one . branch of which, the Henry Biver, bears his name. Lambert and Whitener (Witner) are each men tioned by John Bamsauer in "his mamberrantom book." I have in my hands the memo random book of John Bamsauer. This little book, yellow with age, bound in buckskin, bears on its fly leaf the date August 27th, 1752. In it are many entries of great interest. It marks his route of travel and perhaps that of all the pioneers from Pennsylvania to their far distant new homes in Carolina. It contains his expense account of two trips from Penn sylvania to Carolina and return. It mentions his trading in beaver, " black fox and otter skins. ' It con tains the plans and specifications for making various useful imple inents, such as the plow, wind mill, reel, tub, barrel, keg, etc. An interesting feature of the book is the effort of a Pennsylvania German to make his entries in the King's English. I believe - your readers will enjoy a glance at a copy of this book, so I have copied same as accurately as 1 was able. ,- " A. Nixon. JOHN BAMSAUER his uamberrantom book August 1752 to a pare of flames 2s to a pare of pritle pits 2s to a pare of Carters IS to a lucking clase Is 6d to a quart of wien Id to a pocket ai mennock Id August 27 day 1752 to his gorney went. MEMPABBANTOM. : From langastar to rits farey 10m to Yorktown 12 to fratricktown at Conocogik 60 to fratricktown in Cana waka 60 to Nolens or Willim luckets Farey at bartomat at par tommack 15 to Cose krick or Cose rone in prence Willim County 18 to Charmingtown in Vargenney to nortrever rappehanick 8 to the tuch copers 9 to the - Bout rever of reppehanick at orresh olt cort hous or vinsh 6 to new- orrensh Cort house 14 to googland cort house at James Bever 50 to lueses fort at abbamattick Bever 15 to ameley Corte house 10 to tockter Coot 14 to promswick old Cort hous 4 to the horse fort at Eoaneocke 25 toCranwell Court house 30 to tare Bever 16 to Flat Bever 15 to the hawe feales or to the hawe Bever 38 to teep Bever 30 to abbents Creek 35 to the Yat kin Bever 8 to Gov Jorg Carty 18. AUGUST 27 DAY 1752. Firs to my gorney 2d at "Willim bousman 2s at Yorktown to a pint of pere 2d at Xits farrey Is at Konred Cansellars Is Id at tis last day of te mon to me 6d September 1st day 1752 4d to a busel of oto 2s to my acount Id to my acount 2s 9d ito a shefe of ots 2d to one pot of siter 3d to fenish at rap ehanick Is 3d plait with a knif corrent 6d to ferrish at James rever 6d to fore quarts of ots 6d to my acount lOd to half bushel of corn Is . SEPTEMBER 24 DAY 1752 ; to supper and loghing Is lid to farrish at Eoenqck 7d to a half busel of corn Is firs in Carhna to a half bush, of c Is . 26 DAYS. to a tram 3d the first of October to my a count Is 6f d to farrish at Abbes Crick 7&d to farrish at lat kin 3d to corn and my acount at pranins Is to a tiner at Yatkin 3Jd to henry Witner 2s 5d tis is traveling to Carlinay te axpans are this 1 6s 6d Vergeney and Mar land and panselvaney money John travelt from home to the Tuch Copers 8 days have pene traveling to James rever from home Eleven days 11 Cot to my gorneys ent to Anty lamberts tis 6 day of October 1752. Yatkin to abbits creek 7m to Youwarey 15 to Carwell 3 to teeb rever 12 to Colcal 3 to alemans 18 to have Bever 5 to Eno 15 to lettle Bever 16 to flat rever 3 to tare rever 15 to Cranwel Cort house 16 to te hors fort of rou nock 30 to Meherrin rever 18 to olt promsek Cort house 7 to notheway rever 10 to tocktar 8C0te 25 NOVAMBAB 1ST 1752. to a half bushel of corn Is 6d to haveng my hors in te feet Id to a half hnshel of earn 1 4 tn farrish at Bounocke' 7$d to 4 quarts of corn 4a to my a count is a to. one bushel of come 2s to mv a count and hors Is Sd to farrish at James rever (id to farrish at rauDehanick callet nabmons fort 7d to a half bushel oi corn is to larrian at par tommack Is to corn in tis Marland Is 8d to my acount 3s lid to one bushel of ots 2s to con ret Cansellar lid to farrish at Suckehannay Is to preckfast at te farrey 8d to my acount lOd to mv account Is 6d tis is traveling from Carlina l 4s 5Jd. mabch 18th day 1753 Mamboabouth a blow the pame 4 In tick and a most 4 In or 3 teep and 7 lood long and the ban dais long 5 food and a and be hind from the gib the in site to the in site of beem 10 In straid a long the untar site before 15 In the hantals behind 3 f 9 In or 1011 mabch 24th day 1753 Mambarrantom a bouth a wint mill the 4 bost are hy 4 foot 7 in 3 in brat the site peses are long in the clare long 3 f 3 in a part 2 food 6 or 7 in the low peses pe low the site 5 In and the nixt lower pese 4 in or 5 in and the whele 15 in teep 33 coks the formest posts for the hantals and to the lower and ubber site pece and a rittle prath, Boards to this wint mill 60 foot or more besits the brtsh the is 1 f 6 in long 1 food 6 7 8 or 9 in brad the cuts are 4 in abard the trunnel is 5 in thick 4 or 5 in long and the rounse are in thick and 8 of tham the axel tree is thick o in the wings are 5 of tham the holes are 1 food round hauber the shoe, the corse sive the wiers are abart J in it is long If 7 in brad If or 1 in SKINS BOLT AND P AUGHT. My axspanses from Carlinia to Pansilvania in tne year 1754 July 29th day with kunrat Lisringer, Paught skins in Carlinia 33 paid for tham 10 pans money solt of tham 31 for 15 19s pansilvania money. Autter skins 33 2 of tham for 9 vergini money, black fox skin for 3-6 vergeni money. Sold tham for 1 18s 6d pansilvania money. Bever foor skia pound 3 and 1-6 Solt tham for 4 0s 7d and in part of pay I took 42 yarts of jack lining at par yart so come to 2 16s and solt that at 2s per yart. IS L'ODEST, CUT ATTRACTIVE. Desifn 837, by Glenn L. Saxtoit, PERSPECTIVE VIEW FIRST FLOOR PLAN. - -i : ... - H M h p , "V i 1 1 1 DiNWRoow ;' n ; I . I ST .". chamber ckvush faj j . li PIA22A ... clo - cia :L . -I Li The house shown in this design makes a desirable home and looks well when set off with a well kept lawn and walk. The house has a basement under the living room side, and a whole basement can be made should the prospective occupant desire it Washington fir finish is used in the first story and pine to paint In the second, with birch floors throughout. The first story is nine feet and the second eight feet Size of house thirty-four feet wide and twenty-five feet six inches deep over the main part Cost to, build, exclusive of heating and plumbing, $2,200. ' ' v.. . ! V-", " , Upon receipt of $1 the publisher of this paper, will supply a copy of Sux ton's book of plans, entitled "American Dwellings." The book contains 2-10 new and tip to date designs of cottages, bungalows and residences, costing from $1,000 to $5,000. Mamberrantom abouth a banal the stafes long 2 ft 6 in the hats 17 or IS in a large washing toob the stafes long IS in the bottom 2 food 3 in haxat stafes 3 fo 2 in long the hats 2 foot 3 in a 9 or 10 gal cak the stafes long 1 food 9 long the hats 1 food. The Skane Eeale the cros peces are long 4 food 5 in Hu the mettle prat 4 in tick 1 in and at the ints 1 in and square the outh site peces 1 in square and long 5 food half M AM BEfiB ANTOM E a bouth a lome the posts and sits and frond and back pese are 13 in the hind posts are hy to the opor pece 9 food 11 in and upor pece upon the post.7- in at the forter part 4 in J or long 3 foot ing the narrowest part in that post is wite 9 in and J the tannent at the hind pece is 9 inges teeb up from the lower part of the post to the tan nent 1 in J the site pece from the lower part of the post 8 in to the lower part of the site the site outh of square behind a bofe 1 in bare lickwise before the site long be tween the posts 3 food the fore most post is hy to the peme 2 food 1 in the morters from the sinter a bouth 18 in from belowe the tan nent 6 in tick 2 in J the prast beme hy from theconer part of the post 2 food 3 in J or J the frond pece long between the bosts 4 food 10 in the cloth and prast peme are 3 in tick the yarne peme tick 5 in and all these timper is 4 in tick axsept the yarne peme. John Bamsauer. John Bamsauer Beceivit a lattar 1 From my Fathar from Carlina January 27th 1755 Jno Budler Be cesvet at the 15 of that IntanesL FEBBUABY 12TH 1755 Mambarrantome about a pare of ballouse This is the patron as neare as I can make it. First the bot tam boart his laugt and wath thus Bicond the mittel board thus the head long 12 or 13 inges the pibe long 21 in out of the head 15 or 16 inges. Here it says what to do whan First make your borts and than make your had acorting as your pibe is Architect. Minneapolis, Minn. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. SECOND FLOOR PLAN. make your head in three peses clue them to gater and than fix in your pipe and then joynt it on the mittelbord and than a pece unter the mittelbord 2i or 3 in tick the langht of this ballous are some times more or lass 5 foot orO in 6 f more or lass but the hits should be al most as long as the ballos and wan all your work is all to gater than take your square and striek the sinter of the britch as you see at the patron and than take the ballos and lay them upon one site and than sate your but torn board from the mittel board 18 in or your stick that your joint is than to keep tham a part 15 in long and your ubbar board from te mittel board 2 f J or your stick sticks long 2 f 3 in and than take a robe or a strab and tye them to gster and soat your boos in thire proper plases at equal tistand than take one site of your lats and mark it at avary of tham marks than lay it on a y board and mark it from avar mark but the 2 out sit marks thau make 1 inge or more sharter and when that is cut than take your skin the tottar skin with thire 2 insits to gatar and cut one by the other and than some tham to gather. MEMOBANDOM a bought an peair of steairs firs you see your 9 in step tan your turnd seps in this steairs you must gav every 1-4 and 3 inges or if it will not do anny otherwice tan set your lower squair steeps in the Borne on the flore 1 or 2 or 3 of tham and tan your turned steeps as you see in this traughat NOVEMBER 14, 1756 FEBRUABY, YE 18 1759 ; Memorantom of Blanck for a peair of Jeaftery Bellows 11 feet long 6 plank 17 in wite 11 f long containe 96 feet 120 of 2 inge 15 or 16 fee long 120 150 of 2J ing 15 or 16 feet long 150 366 300 spicke 5 or 6 pounds of glue 4 sheets of teen 5 or 6 shep skings 200 caske neails 1 sheep skin with the wool on. John Eamsaub. The Taft and Cleveland Panics A Prominent Lincoln County Farmer Draws the Line Be tween the Two and Proves By Facts and Figures That the People are Suffering More Today Under Taft's Adminis tration Than Ever Before. Well this looks like panicy times amongst the cotton farmers and yet the Editor of The Times still persists in saying that a Democratic Congress is the cause. How the brother can have the audacity to make such an assertion is a mystery to me when in the face of all that the cotton mills claim they have not made anything since the panic of 1907. And all this time they have lived under aEepublican administration and are protected by a high pro tective tariff law. Why have they not made anything in the past four years! Was the Eepublican congresses to blame for it, when before they would make enough to build a new mill every year? Then if the present Democratic Congress is the cause of low price cotton why are they not respon sible for the high price of every thing else. Uo, the Editor of The Times is not the man to give them credit for anything, but the low price of cotton. The brother can say what he pleases, but as far as the cotton farmer is concerned this panic among the cotton growers will go down in history as the Taft panic for he knows the present administration has done more to beat down the price of cotton than any other cause, for did not this Eepublican administration send out its crop reports earlier than ever before! They reported 35 million acres planted in cotton and that there would be fifteen millions bales of cotton made in 1911, And about the same time Attorney General Wickersham indicted Patton, Scales and' Brown in the United States courts for bulling the price of cotton and thus the Taft administration gave the speculptors two clubs with which to beat the price of cotton down. Aud everybody that knows anything knows that cotton bc.s decline ia-pike from the dcy that the above report and indict ments were made from 15 1-2 cents per pound do wn to the present price of 9 cents. Yes Brother, this is a Taft panic among the cotton growers and it is worse on them than the so-called Cleve land panic of 1893. In the Cleve land panic 5 bales of cotton would buy a first class mule and now under the Taft panic it will take 6 bales to buy the same grade of mule. Under the Cleveland panic one bale of cotton would buy 500 lbs. of sugar, and now under the Taft panic one bale will not buy quite 400- lbs. Under the '93 panic one bale of cotton would buy 250 pounds of coffee, under the 1911 panic one bale of cotton would buy about 200 pounds. One bale of cotton would buy more shoes in 1S93 than one bale will buy now at present pricesl In the '93 panic one bale of cotton would buy 2 1-2 acres of land and now one bale will only buy one acre. Now brother Editor of The Times if the present Democratic Congress is responsible for prevailing prices of farm products then the wheat, corn, hay, stock and sugar grower can rise up and call them blessed, but the cotton grower has the right to put all the curses of Hades on them. Yes, Brother, Secretary Wilson of the Taft administration says' that there will be 14,000,000 bales of cotton made this year. Attorney General Wickersham says that it is a violation of the Sherman anti-trust law to push up the price of cotton, but they give the high protected buyers ot Manchester, Lowell and New York all the power they want to force down the price of cotton be low the cost of production. Then where will the cotton grower look for relief and better prices for his cotton. Not to the Taft adminis tration nor the high protected bear buyers of this country. His only hope is in the foreign market, and the Editor of The Times knows that we cotton growers will have to open a free trade gate in the high protective tariff wall of this country, and ship three fourths or eight or nine million bales ot cot ton to Europe to have it manu factured by the pauper labor of that country, that samo people our protected friends fear so much, yet we cotton growers and in fact the whole South is glad to get the two or three millions dollars of gold that comes from that pauper labor country over there that buy our cotton. But there is some thing wrong over there, the gold is not coming like it ought too, the price of cotton is low over there in that free trade country. And if Champ Clark and his ciowd have been over there and put down the price of cotton and raised the price of everything to live on as The Times' tries to make its read ers believe they did in this country why they really ought to be hung. Now I want the Editor of The Times to tell his readers how a Democratic congress who have not as yet put a law on the statute books could possibly put down the price of cotton all over the world and at the same time raise the price of everything else that the human family needs to live on. Now if you cannot explain the above question probably you can get Marion Butler to do it for you. But no sir The Times Editor has too much sense to believe that a Democratic congress lowered the price of cotton in Europe and he also knows that our government crop and ginners reports do, for as soon as they come out they are flashed over the wires to every cotton mill in the world and from the reports of this country the world acts in concert to depress the price of cotton. Then again he knows that every cotton mill and buyer in the world knows that the United States has indicted in its courts Patton, Seagle, and Brown for building up the price of cotton. He has two reasons for try ing to put the blame on the Demo cratic party One is to try to di vert the minds of the people from the real cause. The other is, he is trying to prey on the ignorance of his folio wery to Ji?r them, in lias y Sy his insi-ihaticiis ant' assertions. There are people of his own party in thi3 county that - believe that the Democratic party has already taken the tariff off of everything and that is the reason that cotton is so low. Well now brother I will quit you for the present, I have been plowing all day if you did say sometime ago that I was no farmer, I have to plow some wheat, gather corn and cotton like AFabmeb. . ELM GROVE NEWS. Born To Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Kiser of Elm Grove on last Tues day a fine boy Mr. I. A. Mauney has moved his family from Cat awba county to Elm Grove mills Died On last Saturday at Elm Grove the little child of Mr. and Mrs. June Seagle. The little body was laid to rest at Woodside cemetery Sunday. Eev. S. W. Bennett conducted the funeral ser vices. The parents have the en tire sympathy of our village. ....... K SUBSCEIBE FOE THE NEWS. UNKINDEST CUT OF ALL "Why are you angry toward th baroness, my dear? Didn't she -nctlc you at the ball?" "Yea, she noticed me, but not my new gown!" Fliegende Blactter. ... -M ' ' ! o
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