September 5, 1802
John Stanly and Richard Dobbs Spaight dueled in New Bern. After the death of Spaight, the General Assembly outlawed dueling.
September 6, 1958
William R. Valentiner passed away. He was the founding director of the North Carolina Museum of Art.
September 7, 1859
John Merrick was born. He later owned five barbershops and started North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. It was the largest black-owned business not only in North Carolina but also in the United States.
September 8, 1663
Sir John Colleton, a Lords Proprietor, received the first transfer of land during the Lords Proprietors rule. It was in modern-day Dare County.
September 9, 1780
Patriots and Tories fight at Wahabs Plantation in modern-day Union County. William Richardson Davie led the Patriot forces.
