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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 500 items) |
Abstract | James M. Nelson (fl. 1835-1861) was a cotton factor at Stateburg, S.C. The collection includes papers of Nelson, chiefly correspondence, receipts, and bills, documenting transactions with the firm of Robinson and Caldwell of Charleston, S.C. Also included are papers of C. and E. L. Kerrison and Company, importers and wholesale and retail dry goods dealers of Charleston, S.C. |
Creator | Nelson, James M., fl. 1835-1861. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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James M. Nelson (fl. 1835-1861) was a cotton factor at Stateburg, S.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes papers of James M. Nelson, chiefly correspondence, receipts, and bills, documenting transactions with the firm of Robinson and Caldwell of Charleston, S.C. Also included are papers of C. and E. L. Kerrison and Company, importers and wholesale and retail dry goods dealers of Charleston, S.C.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1769, 1835-1839 |
Folder 2 |
1840-1844 |
Folder 3 |
1845-1847 |
Folder 4 |
1848-1850 |
Folder 5 |
1851 |
Folder 6 |
1852 |
Folder 7 |
1853-1854 |
Folder 8 |
1855-1861 |
Folder 9 |
Undated |