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Record Number Citation
1084

“Two of the Lowery Gang.” [Charleston, S.C.] News and Courier 23 July 1878: 1.

1083

Norment, Mary C. The Lowrie History, As Acted in Part by Henry Berry Lowrie, the Great North Carolina Bandit. With Biographical Sketches of His Associates. Being a Complete History of the Modern Robber Band in the County of Robeson and State of North Carolina. Wilmington: Daily Journal Printer, 1875. Key source

1082

“The Lowery Gang.” New York Times 4 May 1874: P. 2 col. 3.

LOWR002

“The Lowrey outlaws: particulars of the murder of Col. F. M. Wishart in Robeson County, North Carolina—a base and treacherous assassination.” New York Times May 8, 1872, page 3.

1081

“The North Carolina Bandits.” Harper’s Weekly 16 (30 March 1872): 249, 251-2.

1080

“A new expedition: proposition to capture the Lowery Gang of Outlaws–singular enterprise of a fourth ward character.” New York Times 18 March 1872: P. 5 col. 3.

1079

U.S. Cong. Joint Select Comm. to Inquire into the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States. Report ... on the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States. Made to the Two Houses of Congress, 19 Feb. 1872. 42nd Cong., 2nd Sess. Report No. 41, Part 1. 1872. Rpt. New York: AMS, 1968. See Vol. 2, pp. 283-304.

1305

1871-’72 North Carolina Session Laws ch. 122, “An Act Concerning the Robeson County Outlaws.” 8 Feb. 1872

MOOR001

Morris, Charles. “The swamp outlaws: a secret of twenty years.” Saturday Evening Post 1872. In nine installments: January 6, January 13, January 20, January 27, February 3, February 10, February 17, February 24, and March 2.

MORR001

Morris, Charles. “The swamp outlaws: a secret of twenty years.” Saturday Evening Post 1872. In nine installments: January 6, January 13, January 20, January 27, February 3, February 10, February 17, February 24, and March 2.

1078

Townsend, George Alfred, comp. The Swamp Outlaws: or, The North Carolina Bandits; being a complete history of the modern Rob Roys and Robin Hoods. The Red Wolf Series. New York: Robert M. DeWitt, 1872. Another edition: The Swamp Outlaws of North Carolina. Philadelphia: Old Franklin Publishing House, 1872.

1077

“A history of the capture of the notorious outlaw George Applewhite, alias, Ranse Lowery, of the Lowery gang of outlaws, or Robeson County, N.C. ... ” Columbus, GA: Thos. Gilbert, 1872. 12 p. Rpt. in entry 1125.

NORT001

“The North Carolina outlaws—Lowrey and his gang—the authorities defied—pursuit by the soldiers.” New York Times October 11, 1871, page 11.

1076

“Robin Hood come again.” New York Times 22 July 1871: P. 4 col. 5.

SHER001

“A sheriff’s posse ambuscaded by Negroes—three killed and three wounded.” New York Times July 12, 1871, page 1.

ARE001

“Are the Robeson County, N.C., outlaws KuKlux?” New York Times May 16, 1871, p.1.

1304

1870-’71 North Carolina Session Laws ch. 68, “An Act Authorizing the Governor to Offer a Reward for the Arrest of Henry B. Lowery and Others.” 18 Feb. 1871

NOTO001

“A notorious desperado killed in North Carolina—a company of soldiers after his confederates—a defaulting book-keeper in Chicago.” New York Times December 18, 1870, page 1.

PURS001

“Pursuit of an organized band of Negro robbers and murderers—an encounter with the outlaws.” New York Times October 8, 1870, page 1.

1074

Wishart, Francis Marion. “Diary of Col. Francis M. Wishart, commander of action against the Lowry outlaws of Robeson County, North Carolina, 1864-1872, and comments by an unknown author.” Typescript. Presented by Mrs. Annabel Wishart Lane. 

468

Guy Benton Johnson Papers, 1830-1882, 1901-1987 (Collection number: 3826). Southern Historical Collection. Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1016

Lovin, Mable S., comp. 1810 Census for Robeson County, North Carolina. N.p.: n.p., n.d.

ROBE006

“Robeson County.” In: The North Carolina County Photography Collection. North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.