History of the Presbyterian church in New Bern, , with a resumé of early ecclesiastical affairs in eastern North Carolina, and a sketch of the early days of New Bern, . ted at notless than $80,000, Heavj^ and intolerable taxation was in-volved in all this, A square of six acres was condemned andselected, bounded by Eden, Metcalf and Pollock streets, andTrent River, Bricks and prepared material were importedfrom England, and John Hawks, a Moor from Malta, who waseducated in England, was employed on a salary of $600 as thearchitect. The contract was made 9th January, 1767, and thePalace
History of the Presbyterian church in New Bern, , with a resumé of early ecclesiastical affairs in eastern North Carolina, and a sketch of the early days of New Bern, . ted at notless than $80,000, Heavj^ and intolerable taxation was in-volved in all this, A square of six acres was condemned andselected, bounded by Eden, Metcalf and Pollock streets, andTrent River, Bricks and prepared material were importedfrom England, and John Hawks, a Moor from Malta, who waseducated in England, was employed on a salary of $600 as thearchitect. The contract was made 9th January, 1767, and thePalace was completed October, 1770. The original drawings,with many details, such as sections of the drawing-room, chim-ney-breasts, etc., were in possession of Rev. Frances L. Hawks,D. D., a New Bernian, a grandson of the architect, and therector of Calvary Church, N. Y. From these Mr. B. J. Los-sing made the pictures here given of the Palace and the sealand signatures to the contract, and accompanied them witli ex-planations in his Field Book of the Revolution. From thissource and others, traditions in New Bern, and personal know-ledge, are gathered the following statements:. TRYOns palace, new BERN. 91 The main or centre bnildins; is the Palace. By contract itwas to he two stories high, of brick, eii;hty-seven feet front,and fifty-nine feet deep. The buihliiig on the right of thepicture was the secretarys office and the Liundry, while thaton the left served for kitchen and servants hall. Some saythat the left wing was the private residence of the Governor,and the right was the laundry and servants quarters. Coveredcurved colonnades, of five columns each, connected wings andPalace. In the main building were the legislative halls andpublic rooms for government use. Between these buildings,in front of the Palace, was a handsome court. The rear of thebuilding was finished in the style of the Mansion-House in Lon-don. Ebenezer Hazzard, Postmaster-General of the UnitedStates, visited it
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