Albany, 1876.

An intimate description of the daily life of the early settlers in the Back Country by one of themselves.

J.F.D.Smyth, "Tour in the United States of America," 2 vols.

London, 1784.

Minute descriptions of the Back Country and interesting pictures of the life of the settlers; biased as to political views by Royalist sympathies.
William H.Foote, "Sketches of North Carolina," New York, 1846.