The Histories
The published record around the family: the county history that names both the white attorney and the freedpeople of Lincolnton; the strange, anonymous book Haywood Guion wrote; and the preservation record of the town where Freedman Town rose.
Sherrill's History of Lincoln County
Rev. William L. Sherrill's county history, serialized as “The Annals of Lincoln County.” It names Haywood W. Guion among the town's leading attorneys — and its installment “Something About The Colored Folks” names the freedpeople of 1865–80, reading almost as a companion to the 1880 Freedman Town register. Large file (13 MB).
The Comet (1869) — Haywood Guion's Book
The Comet: or, The Earth, in Her Varied Phases, published anonymously “by Non Quis Sed Quid? A Cometite” and attributed to Haywood W. Guion by his obituaries — a speculative treatise on comets, climate, and the Deluge, still being cited in an Australian newspaper in 1947. Large file (13 MB).
National Register Nomination — Lincolnton
The National Register of Historic Places documentation for Lincolnton (Lincolnton Recreation Department Youth Center, listed 2009) — preserving the built context of the town where Hannah was held and where Freedman Town rose.
