Creator: Hughes, John, fl. 1797-1833.
Collection number: 5512-z
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Abstract: John Hughes was a Patrick County, Va., planter. The collection is chiefly court Continue reading “John Hughes Papers, 1797-1833”
Harris and Faust Family Papers
Creator: Harris family. Foust family.
Collection: 5482
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Abstract: Members of the Harris and Foust families lived in Orange, Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, and Randolph counties, N.C. Thomas West Harris was graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1859. During the Civil War, he served in the 5th North Carolina Cavalry Regiment, after which he studied medicine in Paris and New York and then Continue reading “Harris and Faust Family Papers”
James A. Hutchins Scrapbook and Other Papers, 1927-1987 (bulk 1930s-1940s).
Creator: Hutchins, James A., 1917-2002.
Collection Number: 5439-z
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Abstract: James A. Hutchins Jr., an alumnus of the University of North Carolina, grew up in Winston-Salem, N.C. He came to Chapel Hill on a scholarship to play tennis, but wound up playing Continue reading “James A. Hutchins Scrapbook and Other Papers, 1927-1987 (bulk 1930s-1940s).”
John Gideon Harris diary, 1859.
Creator: Harris, John Gideon, 1834-1908.
Collection number: 3499-z
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Abstract: The collection is a diary, 1 January through 31 December, 1859, of John Gideon Harris, lawyer of Greensboro, Ala., chronicling his life in Greensboro, Havana, Eutaw, and Continue reading “John Gideon Harris diary, 1859.”
William H. Holcombe diary and autobiography, 1855 and 1892.
Creator: Holcombe, William H. (William Henry), 1825-1893.
Collection number: 1113
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Abstract: Homeopathic physician in Natchez, Miss. Autobiography and diary of William Henry Holcombe. The autobiography, written in 1892, covers Holcombe’s ancestry and his childhood in Continue reading “William H. Holcombe diary and autobiography, 1855 and 1892.”
Houmas Plantations and William Porcher Miles materials collection, 1760-1927.
Creator: Gaudet, James Am?d?e, 1861-1939.
Collection number: 2334
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Abstract: Secretary-treasurer of the Miles Planting and Manufacturing Company, which controlled 13 large sugar plantations; developer of a subdivision of New Orleans; and business representative of William Porcher Miles. Business papers and Continue reading “Houmas Plantations and William Porcher Miles materials collection, 1760-1927.”
John Hill's Edgefield District (S.C.) militia and plantation record, 1830-1843.
Creator: Hill, John, fl. 1830-1843.
Collection number: 236-z
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Abstract: John Hill operated a plantation, apparently in the Edgefield District, in South Carolina. He commanded the Springfield Beat Company of the South Carolina militia in the Continue reading “John Hill's Edgefield District (S.C.) militia and plantation record, 1830-1843.”
Hubard family papers, 1741-1907.
Creator: Hubard family.
Collection number: 360
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Abstract: The collection includes business and personal papers of Edmund Wilcox Hubard (1806-1878), planter, militia officer, state legislator, and U.S. Representative from Virginia, and of Continue reading “Hubard family papers, 1741-1907.”
James Henry Hammond letters, 1831-1845.
Creator: Hammond, James Henry, 1807-1864.
Collection number: 305-z
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Abstract: John Henry Hammond was a lawyer and newspaper editor of Columbia, S.C. In 1831 Hammond married Catherine E. FitzSimons, daughter of a wealthy Charleston merchant, and acquired the “Silver Bluff” cotton plantation Continue reading “James Henry Hammond letters, 1831-1845.”
William F. Henderson papers, 1828-1859.
Creator: Henderson, William F., ca. 1800-1860.
Collection number: 4302
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Abstract: Letters to William F. Henderson, physician of Williamsboro, N.C., from friends, a patient, and business associates. Two letters are from physicians asking that Henderson practice Continue reading “William F. Henderson papers, 1828-1859.”