SKETCHES. OF NORTH CAROLINA
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BEAUFORT COUNTY,, :.


This county was formed as early as f741..
From whom, OF in honor of whom, itderives its
name, may employ the research Of some future
antiquarian, as no history of ths State, that can
lay my hands upon, gives US the Information. 1t
is bounded on the north by the counties Of Martih
and Washington, east by the PuHgo River (which
separates It from Hyde county, and BY the Pam
leo Sound, south by the county of Craven and
west by the county of Pitt. 1tspopulalion ia l84o
was .12,225. OF these there were engaged in
agriculture 2,359, cemmerre GO, manufactures
and trades i ,l5o, navigation. of the ocean SO,
learned prdfessionsS24i revolutionary pensioners
8; white persons, OYER 20 years of age who can
not read OF write. .4Ts, >-Iu this county is the
town of Waskington--which is the county seat
and is one of che most heurishi1g towns in the
sstate-and the ancient wpof Bath, 6nthe Dorth
side Of the Paniico river The Pamlico river
runs nearly through the centre Of the county, into
which Tar river empties. Its chief products are
corn, Gotten, rice, turpentine, and fsh: Accord
ing to- the statistics Of the census Of Ls40,. this
county produced of 5cern f53, ,522 bushels, ,~ghea.
6,s33 bushels, rice &c, ,952 pounds, cotton 81 \ 80
pounds, FISH 1900 barrels, thrpentine I5, ,65Ddel
lars Capital invested in merchandize, ,ef6a60o
dollars ;-shipping,: 10000 dollars. Two news
papers, "a grist mills, and 18 saw mills The
taxes paid by this county in 1843, amounted to
he sum of one thousand seven hundred and twen-