Person in the county’s record
From the state marker“N.C. commissioner to buy ships and supplies in England during the Civil War. Gen. R. E. Lee visited in his home, 1870, standing 1 block E.”
State historical marker: E-60: John White
The index holds one work for John White so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.
Works in the index that concern this person directly, or were written by them. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it; background reading with wider context sits further down.
Stephen B. Weeks on Ralph Lane and John White, the two men who governed the Roanoke colony for Sir Walter Raleigh in the 1580s. Published by the students of the University at Chapel Hill in 1890.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: White, John, Active 1585-1593.
Books in OCPL’s Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection whose titles, catalog subjects, or descriptions match this person. The Friends’ recommended starting points are labelled.
Paul Hulton's edition of every surviving drawing by John White, who sailed with Thomas Harriot as artist and mapmaker on Raleigh's 1585 voyage to Roanoke Island and later governed the ill-fated colony. His watercolors of the Carolina Algonquians and their country are the most informative early pictures of a Native society on the Atlantic coast. The British Museum, which keeps the originals, published the book with UNC Press in 1984; 213 pages, some in color.
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