Grimes Family Papers, 1713-1947

Collection Number: 03357

Collection Title: Grimes Family Papers, 1713-1947

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Size	8.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 4300 items)
Abstract	The collection documents the Grimes family, who were white plantation owners in Pitt County, N.C., and the community of people enslaved by them and other related familes. There are a few letters written by formerly enslaved people after the American Civil War; otherwise, records related to enslaved people were created from the perspective of white enslavers and include lists, bills of sale, wills, deeds, and receipts. Freedmen are also documented in sharecropping contracts and other employment records relating to labor they provided on land owned by the Grimes and at medical facilities run by the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land in Wilmington, N.C. Other materials centered on the Grimes family, and the related Hanraham, Kennedy, and Singeltary families, and their friends and associates, include correspondence, financial and legal items, military papers, estate papers, account books, genealogical material, and other items. In addition to slavery, other topics documented are daily routines of white family members; the American Civil War both in the military arena and on the home front, including the 4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment; education at the University of North Carolina and other institutions, plantation management, livestock breeding, and cotton growing. Locations include Avon Plantation, Grimesland, Yankee Hall, Oregon Farm, Rose Bay, Pungo, Jericho, and other locations in Pitt County, Beaufort County, Hyde County, and Raleigh (including information about the Exchange Hotel and the Yarborough House, both owned by family members), all in North Carolina, and Charleston, S.C.
Creator	Grimes (Family : Grimes, Bryan, 1793-1860)
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language	English

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Restrictions to Access: No restrictions. Open for research.

Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Grimes Family Papers #3357, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Alternate Form of Material: All or part of this collection is available on microfilm from University Publications of America as part of the Records of ante-bellum southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series J.

Acquisitions Information: Received from William Grimes and Jane Grimes Thomas in November 1953, Olivia B. Grimes in January 1948, Mrs. A. L. Purrington Jr. in March 1985, and Alfred Purrington III in August 2011 (Acc. 101475).

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Processed by: Benjamin H. Trask, Anne von Storch, November 1986; Anna Kephart, September 2011

Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008

Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, July 2010; Dawne Howard Lucas, December 2021

Conscious Editing by Nancy Kaiser, December 2020: Updated collection overview, subject headings, contents list

This collection incorporates what were formerly the William Bryan Grimes Books (#2978) and the J. G. B. Grimes Books (#1426).

Additions received after March 1985 have not been integrated into the original deposits. Researchers should always check additions to be sure they have identified all files of interest to them.

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Richard Grist Ledger (#3859);
Manly Family Papers (#4409);
Bryan Grimes Papers (#292);
John Bryan Grimes Papers (#1765).

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Black people are documented throughout this collection, although most are not identified in this finding aid (as of January 2021). The exceptions are Moses, an enslaved person (Active 1858) who had been trafficked to Bryan Grimes Jr. in 1858; William Grimes (active 1865-1869), a Methodist circuit preacher who had previously been enslaved by the Grimes family; Phyllis, a woman formerly enslaved by the Grimes family; an unnamed freedman who was sick at Hogan Dispensary at Wilmington, N.C., in 1868; and Rufus Craig, a Black person who worked as a nurse/attendent for the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land in its medical facilities at Wilmington, N.C.

The white family members in this collection include Demsie Grimes, who married Penelope Coffield of Bertie County, N.C., on 24 June 1760. The couple eventually settled on "Avon" Plantation (Farms) in Pitt County, N.C. Demsie Grimes was active in supporting the Continental Congress and his son, William, served as a soldier. William Grimes (1766-1797), Demsie's eldest son, married Anne Bryan (d. 1828) after the war. The pair had two children that reached adulthood. They were Sarah and Bryan.

In 1813, Bryan Grimes (1793-1860) attended the University of North Carolina. Two years later he married Nancy Grist. Three of their children reached maturity: Susan, William (1823-1884), and Bryan Grimes Jr. (1828-1880). Susan married Dr. John G. Myers and lived in Washington, N.C. William attended the University of North Carolina and graduated from Princeton College, N.J. He later married Elizabeth Hanrahan. Bryan Jr. graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1841; a decade later, he married Elizabeth Hilliard Davis, and, after her death, he married Charlotte Emily Bryan in 1863.

Following the death of his first wife, Bryan Grimes Sr. married Lucy Olivia Blount, with whom he had six more children. Grimes's only son from this marriage, John Gray Blount (J. G. B.) Grimes (1834-1909), married Helen Manly. Helen Manly Grimes was the daughter of Governor Charles Manly (1795-1891) of North Carolina. During the American Civil War, J. G. B. Grimes served in the same regiment as Bryan Grimes Jr.

Throughout his adult life, Bryan Grimes Sr. managed his business and family affairs in eastern North Carolina. These matters included the trafficking of enslaved people, the buying and selling of land, various banking transactions, concerns for local transportation routes, and developing his plantations. Grimes did show some interest in politics, but spent the majority of his time managing his plantations.

Bryan Grimes Sr. also frequently served as an executor or guardian for his relatives. Estates involved included those of John Singeltary, John Kennedy, Thomas and Walter Hanrahan, William Boyd, William Cherry, James O'K. Williams, and James R. Hoyle. In this role Grimes was responsible for management of people and land. He trafficked enslaved people; was responsible for the care and education of the children of these men; and managed their lands.

The two sons from Bryan Grimes Sr.'s first marriage followed lifestyles similar to their father's. Both men managed plantations, neither demonstrated a great interest in political or military affairs before the American Civil War, and both had large families of their own. William Grimes lived in Raleigh and received his income from Yankee Hall, another family plantation on the Tar River in Pitt County. Bryan Grimes Jr. resided at Grimesland, also in Pitt County. Yankee Hall and Grimesland were gifts to his sons from Bryan Grimes Sr. before his death in 1860.

With the outbreak of the American Civil War, Bryan Grimes Jr. became major of the 4th North Carolina Infantry. He rose to the rank of major general before the close of the war. William remained in Raleigh during the war.

After the war, the Grimes family continued their agricultural and business activities in North Carolina. The overseers on the plantations resumed the growing of cotton, along with corn and peas. William was involved also with animal husbandry and owned two Raleigh hotels, the Yarborough House and the Exchange Hotel. Bryan returned to Grimesland, and, in 1877, became a trustee of the University of North Carolina. In 1880, he became embroiled in a feud with the Paramore Brothers and was killed by their hired assassin.

William Grimes continued to live in Raleigh. He died in 1884, leaving a widow and five children. His male children and wife, Elizabeth, took over the family businesses after his death. The donors of these papers are descended from William Grimes.

[Sources of this biographical note are Ashe's Biographical History of North Carolina, Vol. 6; John R. Peacock, III, (unpublished honors paper in history, VPI&SU, Blacksburg, Va., 1979).]

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The collection documents the Grimes family, who were white plantation owners in Pitt County, N.C., and the community of people enslaved by them and other related familes. There are a few letters written by formerly enslaved people after the American Civil War; otherwise, records related to enslaved people were created from the perspective of white enslavers and include lists, bills of sale, wills, deeds, and receipts. Freedmen are also documented in sharecropping contracts and other employment records relating to labor they provided on land owned by the Grimes and at medical facilities run by the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land in Wilmington, N.C. Other materials centered on the Grimes family, and the related Hanraham, Kennedy, and Singeltary families, and their friends and associates, include correspondence, financial and legal items, military papers, estate papers, account books, genealogical material, and other items. In addition to slavery, other topics documented are daily routines of white family members; the American Civil War both in the military arena and on the home front, including the 4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment; education at the University of North Carolina and other institutions, plantation management, livestock breeding, and cotton growing. Locations include Avon Plantation, Grimesland, Yankee Hall, Oregon Farm, Rose Bay, Pungo, Jericho, and other locations in Pitt County, Beaufort County, Hyde County, and Raleigh (including information about the Exchange Hotel and the Yarborough House, both owned by family members), all in North Carolina, and Charleston, S.C.

Contents list

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1. Correspondence, 1820-1895, and undated.
1.1. Letters from Major General Bryan Grimes Jr., 1860-1865, 1868, and undated.
1.2. Reports and Accounts of Overseers, 1860-1878.
1.3. General Correspondence, 1820-1940 and undated.
1.3.1. General Correspondence, 1820-1866.
1.3.2. General Correspondence, 1867-1940 1867-1940 and undated.
1A. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1839-1947 (Addition of August 2011).
2. Estate Papers, 1792-1860.
2.1. Estate of John Singeltary, 1831-1860.
2.2. Estate of John Kennedy, 1825-1839.
2.3. Estates of Thomas and Walter Hanrahan, 1792-1859.
2.4. Estate of William Boyd, 1822-1826.
2.5. Estate of William Cherry, 1842-1844.
2.6. Estate of James O'K. Williams, 1827-1841.
2.7. Legal and Estate Papers of James R. Hoyle, 1836-1842.
3. Other Financial and Legal Papers, 1713-1914 and undated.
3.1. Financial and Legal Papers, 1713-1866.
3.2. Financial and Legal Items, 1867-1914 and undated.
4. Other Papers, circa 1820-1925.
4.1. W. W. Myers in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land Materials, July 1867-September 1868.
4.2. Miscellaneous Items, 1832-1947.
5. Volumes, 1827-1904 and undated.
5.1. Volumes, 1827-1864.
5.2. Volumes, 1867-1904 and undated.
6. Pictures.

Expand/collapse Series 1. Correspondence, 1820-1895, and undated.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.1. Letters from Major General Bryan Grimes Jr., 1860-1865, 1868, and undated.

About 75 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Letters from Major General Bryan Grimes Jr. chiefly to his brother, William. The content covers family business matters, camp life, enemy movements, events involving the 4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Grimes's rise through the ranks, and battle results. Grimes was mainly with his regiment in the Army of Northern Virginia in the Virginia theater.

Notable topics include camp life following the first battle of Bull Run, events during the Peninsula Campaign, the healing of battle wounds, the two major offensives outside of Virginia, politics within the brigade and division, and the siege of Petersburg.

Folder 1	Letters from Major General Bryan Grimes Jr., 1860-1861 Undated notes of the Civil War era and letters of General Grimes, mostly to his brother, William, discussing travel to Europe, house repairs, family business, and military events before Grimes joined the army. The wartime letters are written from Manassas after the battle of Bull Run discussing camp life, family business, sickness, and enemy movements.
Folder 2	Letters from Major General Bryan Grimes Jr., January-May 1862 Mostly letters to Grimes's brother, William, discussing camp life and enemy movements near Manassas, his resignation, Confederate affairs, troop movements to the Rappahannock and York Rivers, weather conditions, shelling by enemy gunboats, and movement from Yorktown to the defenses near Richmond.
Folder 3	Letters from Major General Bryan Grimes Jr., June-December 1862 Mostly letters to Grimes's brother, William, discussing affairs of the 4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, battles of the Peninsula Campaign, promotion to colonel, Antietam Campaign, Grimes's leg wound and his recovery, troop movements, death of General Anderson, camp life near Port Royal, Va., and Battle of Fredericksburg.
Folder 4	Letters from Major General Bryan Grimes Jr., 1863 Mostly letters to Grimes's brother, William, discussing the Chancellorsville Campaign, his new wound, enemy troop movements, the Gettysburg Campaign, camp life near Hagerstown, Md., and morale.
Folder 5	Letters from Major General Bryan Grimes Jr., 1864-1865 Enslaved people are documented in the context of trafficking in 1865. Mostly letters to Grimes's brother, William, discussing Grimes's promotion to general, the 1864 Valley Campaign, the Wilderness Campaign, family business including the trafficking of enslaved people in 1865, and the siege of Petersburg.
Folder 6	Letters from Major General Bryan Grimes Jr., 1868-1879 Mostly letters to Grimes's brother, William, discussing tenant farmers, crop production, legal disputes with the Grist family, Pulaski Cowper, real estate, and Buffalo Springs, Mecklenburg, Va.

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About 200 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Mostly weekly reports to William Grimes from the overseer of Avon Plantation (Farms) in Pitt County, N.C. The reports concern white and Black workers and cover routine operations, conditions, and purchase and sale of livestock. Problems include illnesses, poor weather, and transportation. The plantation produced mostly cotton, but also grew peas and corn. Other items of note are a group of letters from Oregon Farms, and mentions of Yankee Hall, animal husbandry, and General Bryan Grimes Jr.

Folder 7	Avon Plantation, Overseers Reports 1860-1865 Items concern enslaved people, and include numerous references to "Yankee" depredations, and skirmishes and other military matters affecting the farm operations.
Folder 8	Avon Plantation, Overseers Reports 1867-1868 Items concern interactions with freedmen and include references to the types of crops planted, the weather, prices and the growing of cotton, and the need for supplies.
Folder 9	Avon Plantation, Overseers Reports October 1873-March 1875 Items concern Black workers and include reference to cotton, employee problems, progress with planting, taxes, animal husbandry, and General Bryan Grimes.
Folder 10	Avon Plantation, Overseers Reports April-June 1875 Items concern Black workers and tenant farming and include references to cotton, the weather, peas, farm supplies, progress with planting, employee problems, taxes, animal husbandry, and General Bryan Grimes.
Folder 11	Avon Plantation, Overseers Reports July-December 1875 Items concern Black workers and tenant farmers and include references to corn, cotton, animal husbandry, weather, Yankee Hall, illness, farm supplies, General Bryan Grimes.
Folder 12	Avon Plantation, Overseers Reports January-May 1876 Items include references to corn, peas, animal husbandry, trucking to markets, supplies, cotton, workers, illness, Yankee Hall, the weather, and planting progress.
Folder 13	Avon Plantation, Overseers Reports October-December 1876 Items concern workers and tenant farmers and include references to cotton, farm supplies, illness, General Bryan Grimes, corn, Yankee Hall, trucking to market, and animal husbandry.
Folder 14	Avon Plantation, Overseers Reports January-March 1877 Items concern Black workers and tenant farmers and include references to weather, Yankee Hall, corn, feedstuffs, cotton, animal husbandry, supplies, and illness.
Folder 15	Avon Plantation, Overseers Reports April-October 1877 Items include references to weather, animal husbandry, corn, Yankee Hall, trucking to market, cotton, and farm supplies.
Folder 16	Avon Plantation, Overseers Reports November-December 1877 Items concern Black workers and include references to corn, weather, cotton, Yankee Hall, animal husbandry, and trucking to market.
Folder 17	Avon Plantation, Overseers Reports January-May 1878 Items concern Black workers and tenant farmers and include references to cotton, Yankee Hall, supplies, corn, animal husbandry, feedstuffs, problems with employees, and weather.
Folder 18	Avon Plantation, Overseers Reports 1878, 1882, and undated Items concern tenant farmers and include references to animal husbandry, cotton, Yankee Hall, the weather, and illness.
Folder 19	Oregon Farm, Overseer's Monthly Accounts and Other Financial Records 1876 Account sheets of cash received and paid; listings of prices for wages, farm produce, supplies, repairs, building and foodstuffs; and notes on bills and receipts.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.3. General Correspondence, 1820-1940 and undated.

About 500 items.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.3.1. General Correspondence, 1820-1866.

About 100 items.

Correspondence to and from various members of the Grimes family. Many letters concern family businesses and the managing of estate property by Bryan Grimes Sr. Financial correspondence includes discussions of shipping, purchases, loans, cotton, real estate, bankruptcy, animal husbandry, and employment. Notable correspondents and persons mentioned include Asa Biggs (1811-1878), Thomas Ruffin (1787-1870), Charles Courtenay Tew (1827-1862), Kemp P. Battle (1831-1919), Pulaski Cowper (1832-1901), and William Grimes's attorney, Charles Clements Yellowley (1821-1885). Colonel Yellowley commanded the 8th North Carolina State Troops.

Business transactions discussed were chiefly concentrated in Raleigh and the coastal plain of North Carolina. However, also included are letters from cotton factors in Norfolk, Baltimore, and New York. Noteworthy military items of the American Civil War era include notes to Colonel Bryan Grimes Jr. and letters from Alonzo H. Mansfield, a relative of the Grimes family. Mansfield attended the Hillsboro Military Academy, later fought in the war, and also served in the 8th North Carolina State Troops.

Most of these letters were written to William Grimes; almost all of the rest were written to Bryan Grimes or other members of the Grimes family.

Folder 20	General correspondence, 1820-1835 Includes a letter to Bryan Grimes Sr. discussing the settlement/judgment concerning the heirs of Thomas Gorham; a letter to Polly Bryan concerning medical bills, a letter to Bryan Grimes Sr. concerning his father's estate; a note concerning the purchase of shad; a fragment of an unsigned letter discussing travel to Virginia and Maryland; and parts of two letters concerned with debt collection.
Folder 21	General correspondence, 1838-1846 Includes letters to Bryan Grimes, Thomas Hanrahan, William Grimes, and H. C. Hoyt. Writers include Asa Biggs and James R. Hoyle. Among topics discussed are Hoyle's reported habit of tampering with the mail as postmaster, Grimes family matters, Whig politics, and business.
Folder 22	General correspondence, 1850-1855 Includes letters from J. G. B. Grimes, John Latham, Richard Singeltary, Pulaski Cowper, Betty Grimes, D. C. Freeman, and B.(?) Riddick. Among topics discussed are cotton prices in N.Y., Rose Bay Plantation, real estate, life at the University of North Carolina, various crops, and the estate of John Singeltary.
Folder 23	General correspondence, 1856-1859 Includes letters from Joshua Tayloe, George Singeltary, and Pulaski Cowper. Among topics discussed are travel, Judge Thomas Ruffin, expenses at the University of North Carolina, and the estate of John Singeltary.
Folder 24	General correspondence, 1860-1862 Includes letters from Alonzo H. Mansfield, Thomas C. Singeltary, William B. Rodney, and Pulaski Cowper. Among topics discussed are the death of Bryan Grimes (1793-1860), slavery, cotton, the estate of John Singeltary, family matters, preparations for war, the Hillsborough (N.C.) Military Academy, Colonel Charles C. Tew (1827-1862), and camp life at Drewry's Bluff, Va.
Folder 25	General correspondence, 1863-1864 Includes three notes/letters to Colonel Bryan Grimes; a letter to Colonel Bryan Grimes from his brother, William, discussing the family business; two notes/letters from overseers to William Grimes discussing problems on the plantations; a letter written by two different people (one of whom may have been an enslaved person) discussing the separation of husband and wife and working on fortifications; six letters written from or to William Grimes discussing business and Union troop movements; part of a letter discussing the fighting around New Bern; and two letters from A. H. Mansfield discussing his illness and his regiment's move, with the rest of General Thomas L. Clingman's (1812-1897) brigade, from South Carolina to Virginia.
Folder 26	General correspondence, 1865-1866 Includes letters from William S. Kennedy in Alabama, Colonel Edward C. Yellowley, and A. H. Mansfield. Among topics discussed are the occupation of William Grimes's farm by Union troops and the imprisonment of A. H. Mansfield.

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About 400 items.

Post-war correspondence to and from various members of the Grimes family, mostly concerning real estate, cotton, bankruptcy, and court cases. Also included are discussions of loans, animal husbandry, family matters, the Yarborough House and the Exchange Hotel.

Folder 27	General correspondence, January-June 1867 Includes letters from William Grimes, William S. Kennedy, and Edward C. Yellowley. Among topics discussed are the Kennedy family, banking, loans, and bankruptcy laws.
Folder 28	General correspondence, July-December 1867 Includes letters from Thomas Royall, John B. Daniel, and Alonzo H. Mansfield. Among topics discussed are taxes, bankruptcy, family illnesses, Yankee Hall, problems with employees, and real estate.
Folder 29	General correspondence, January-March 1868 Includes correspondence of William Grimes with Pulaski Cowper, N. P. Bowman, William Kennedy, Alonzo H. Mansfield, William A. Blount, and Edward Yellowley discussing real estate, crops, repairs, bankruptcy, family matters, and Yankee Hall.
Folder 30	General correspondence, April-June 1868 Includes letters from J. G. B. Grimes, Pulaski Cowper, R. S. Myers, Asa Biggs, Edward Yellowley, and Willima B. Myers discussing crops, employees, real estate, and family matters.
Folder 31	General correspondence, July-December 1868 Includes correspondence of William Grimes with Virginia Whitehead, William B. Myers, Pulaski Cowper, Edward Yellowley, and William Kennedy in Alabama concerning postwar settlements, crops, family matters, Avon Plantation, and sharecropping.
Folder 32	General correspondence, January-February 1869 Includes correspondence of William Grimes with J. R. Stubbs, Edward Yellowley, William R. Rodman, and R. S. Myers concerning real estate, bankruptcy, cotton prices in New York City, and Asa Biggs.
Folder 33	General correspondence, March-May 1869 Includes letters from William B. Rodman, R. S. Myers, Pulaski Cowper, and William Kennedy concerning bans, bonds, court cases, real estate, cotton prices in New York City, Yankee Hall, and the Kennedy family.
Folder 34	General correspondence, June-December 1869 Includes letters from Virginia Whitehead, William B. Rodman, William Kennedy, and William B. Myers concerning loans, bankruptcy, real estate and cotton.
Folder 35	General correspondence, 1870-1871 Includes letters from William Kennedy, A. J. Rutjes, and H. F. Grainger discussing real estate and court cases.
Folder 36	General correspondence, 1872-1873 Includes letters from Kemp P. Battle, R. S. Myers, G. W. Blacknall, Edward C. Yellowley, and J. G. B. Grimes about livestock, real estate, loans, cotton prices in New York City, the Exchange Hotel, and the Yarbourough House.
Folder 37	General correspondence, 1874 Includes correspondence of the Grimes family and business associates discussing cotton, loans, employment, and moving a building, written from Greenville, Egypt (Cumnock), Cobton, and Wilmington, N.C., and Bales Hill near Georgetown, S.C.; and a letter from Danville, Ill., discussing Chicago and the rebuilding after the fire.
Folder 38	General correspondence, January-March 1875 Includes various business letters to members of the Grimes family concerning loans, breeding pigs, dresses, sales, claims against an estate, and cotton, written from Norfolk, Va; Raleigh, Pactolus, Goldsboro, Warrenton, and Cobton, N.C.; New York City; and Baltimore and Prince Georges County, Md.
Folder 39	General correspondence, April-June 1875 Includes correspondence of the Grimes family concerning land, loans, fertilizers, cotton, building a school house, stock shares, rent, and bankruptcy, written from Raleigh, Washington, New Hope, Grimesland, Pactolus, Blount's Farm, and Littleton, N.C.; New York City; and Norfolk, Va.
Folder 40	General correspondence, July-October 1875 Includes various business letters to members of the Grimes family concerning legal matters, a horse, raising money, land, second mortgage on furniture, loans, a school house, construction of a warehouse, selling the Wilmington Journal Publishing Company, and building repairs, written from Woodlawn, Cobton, Greenville, Wilmington, Wilson, Raleigh, Washington, Lake Landing (Hyde County), Salem, Gatersville, and Goldsboro, N.C.; and Columbia, S.C.; and two letters concerning the death of F. B. Satterwaite and building a church.
Folder 41	General correspondence, November-December 1875 Includes correspondence of the Grimes family concerning land sales, repairs, rent, goods, subscriptions, cotton prices, a family in need, judgment payments, employment, bankruptcy, and loans, from Morris Plains, Wood Lawn, Shepherd's Rest, Hillsborough, Marlboro, and Hope Farm, N.C.; and New York City.
Folder 42	General correspondence, January-April 1876 Includes business letters to members of the Grimes family concerning taxes, employment, rent, loans, land, cotton, repairs to the Yarborough House, farming, and animal husbandry, written from various parts of North Carolina, and Spring Station, Ky.; and a circular to the ladies of North Carolina.
Folder 43	General correspondence, May-December 1876 Various business letters to members of the Grimes family concerning rent, employment, selling a hotel, land sales, legal/business matters, Dr. Johnson's Health Lift, farming, and loans; a letter from Kemp P. Battle offering to sell land to William Grimes; a subscription order; and social notes and correspondence from the director of the Insane Asylum of North Carolina.
Folder 44	General correspondence, January-March 1877 Includes various correspondence of the Grimes family concerning building repairs, fuel, loans, lumber, animal husbandry, rent, real estate, employment, and cotton, written from various parts of North Carolina.
Folder 45	General correspondence, April-December 1877 Includes letters to members of the Grimes family concerning real estate, rent, the North Carolina State Fair, board at the University of North Carolina, church dues, cotton, repairs, loans, the Exchange Hotel, and bankruptcy. Also included are a note from Kemp P. Battle and an invitation to meet Governor Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-1894).
Folder 46	General correspondence, January-May 1878 Includes various correspondence of the Grimes family concerning the Exchange Hotel, animal husbandry, employment, rent, loans, a medical bill, family business, and banking matters.
Folder 47	General correspondence, September-December 1878 Includes various correspondence of the Grimes family concerning rent, real estate, animal husbandry, employment, banking matters, sewage, family business, and fuel.
Folder 48	General correspondence, 1879 Includes letters to various members of the Grimes family discussing the University of North Carolina, real estate, and family matters. Includes letters to various members of the Grimes family discussing the University of North Carolina, real estate, and family matters.
Folder 49	General correspondence, 1880-1894 Includes letters discussing cotton transactions in Norfolk; Pantops Academy near Charlottesville, Va.; fuel; and family business.
Folder 50	General correspondence, 1895-1899 Includes letters concerning the Yarborough House, Avon Plantation, and renting.
Folder 51	General correspondence, 1903-1940 Includes letters to members of the Grimes family from Howell Cobb, William B. Rodman, and others discussing real estate in Culpeper County, Va.; the Yarborough House; Yankee Hall; and Grimes/Grist genealogy.
Folder 52	General correspondence, Undated Includes invitations, notes, and letters to members of the Grimes family discussing illnesses and deaths in the family and repairs.

Expand/collapse Series 1A. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1839-1947 (Addition of August 2011).

About 125 items.

Acquisitions Information: Accession 101475

Processing Note: Many of these materials closely relate to those in the original deposit. Researchers should check the original deposit to be sure they have identified all files of interest to them.

Correspondence includes a few letters from people formerly enslaved by the Grimes family, but is chiefly between members of the white Grimes family and their white associates. Also included is a small amount of scattered financial materials, clippings, printed materials, and other items. Correspondence largely relates to the daily lives of Grimes family members and their associates, the Civil War, and financial matters. In several letters, Bryan Grimes Jr. wrote to his brother William Grimes describing his experiences serving in the Confederate Army. Later letters from several correspondents reflect the social and financial changes brought about by the Civil War. Also included are materials relating to education, among them letters to William Grimes and Elizabeth (Bettie) Grimes from their respective fathers written while they were away at school; school and university programs; and other printed materials.

Folder 413

Grimes family correspondence, 1839-1845

Letters from Bryan Grimes Sr. to his son William Grimes, written while William Grimes was first preparing to enter and then studying at at Princeton University (then the College of New Jersey). In several letters, Bryan Grimes wrote enouraging William to enroll at the University of North Carolina instead and, in another letter, Bryan Grimes described the University of North Carolina's 1842 commencement ceremonies.

Folder 414

Grimes family correspondence, 1846-1847

Letters from Thomas Hanrahan to his daughter Elizabeth (Bettie) Hanrahan, who later married William Grimes, written while Elizabeth was a student at the Academy of the Visitation in Washington, D.C.

Folder 415

Grimes family correspondence, 1852-1859

Correspondence between members of the Grimes family and their friends and associates concerns the trafficking of enslaved people and discussions of family matters, illnesses, and financial concerns. Correspondents include William Grimes, Bryan Grimes, Thomas Hanrahan, Pulaski Cowper, Thomas C. Singeltary, and E.M. Blount.

Folder 416

Grimes family correspondence, 1861-1863

Letters discussing the Civil War; chiefly letters from Bryan Grimes Jr. to his brother William Grimes, discussing Bryan's service as a major general with the 4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. In the first three letters, Bryan Grimes Jr. wrote to William Grimes from Camp Hill, N.C., near Garysburg and Weldon, describing his adjustment to the military and camp life and requesting equipment, clothing, and other supplies. In two later letters, Bryan Grimes Jr. wrote from camps near Manassas, Va., describing his duties, fellow officers (including General Beauregard), troop movements, and the aftermath of the Battle of Manassas, including the lack of necessary supplies and the disposition of dead soldiers. Other correspondents include A. Mansfield and Bryan Grimes Jr.'s stepbrother, John Gray Blount Grimes.

Folder 417

Grimes family correspondence, 1865-1869

Letters to and from William Grimes. There is one letter to William Grimes from William Grimes, a Methodist circuit preacher who had previously been enslaved. In another letter, William Grimes wrote to William C. Blount refusing to accept devalued Confederate currency as payment for a debt that had originally been paid in United States currency. In another, a former Union colonel named Letcher thanked William Grimes for his actions during a wartime dispute in which Letcher had entered Grimes's home. Filed with the letter is an undated statement by William Grimes describing the encounter. Other correspondents include B. Rodman and an unidentified correspondent.

Folder 418

Grimes family correspondence, 1873-1878

Included is a letter from Phyllis, who was formerly enslaved, to William Grimes asking to visit and obtain employment. Letters to and from William Grimes relating to financial, legal, and philanthropic matters. Also included is a letter from Kemp Battle dated May 1875 seeking subscription donations to re-open the University of North Carolina following its closure after the Civil War. Correspondents include G.W. Brooks, N. Collin Hughes, M.S. Delaney, and Bryan Grimes.

Folder 419

Grimes family correspondence, 1880-1895

Correspondence between members of the Grimes family and their associates discussing family and financial matters, including a letter from Mrs. L.H. Daly thanking William Grimes for financing her orphaned nephew Harry Symond's education. Grimes family correspondents include William Grimes, his wife Elizabeth (Bettie) Grimes, their children, and William Grimes's brother Bryan Grimes Jr. Other correspondents include E.B. Walters of the Kugler Lumber Company, Fernando Ward, and James Cardinal Gibbons.

Folder 420

Grimes family correspondence, undated

Correspondence between members of the Grimes family and their friends and associates discussing family and local news and concerns, as well as religious, charitable, and financial matters. Grimes family correspondents include William Grimes, his wife Elizabeth (Bettie) Grimes, their children, William Grimes's father Bryan Grimes Sr., his second wife Lucy O. Grimes, and their daughter Anne Grimes (later Stickney). Other correspondents include C.H. Manly, Janie Ward, Jacky Ann Elizabeth Stevens, Mary Mason, and several unidentified people.

Folder 421

William Grimes and Elizabeth Grimes correspondence, 1868-1877 and undated

Primarily letters to William Grimes from his wife Elizabeth (Bettie) Grimes discussing family and household concerns, illnesses, and local news, among other topics. Included us one letter from William Grimes to Elizabeth (Bettie) Grimes.

Folder 422

Clippings, 1860-1947

Includes obituaries of Bryan Grimes Sr. and William and Elizabeth Grimes's son William Grimes Jr.; a marriage announcement; and an article about the Grimes family home in Raleigh, N.C.

Folder 423-424

Folder 423

Folder 424

Other materials, 1844-1906 and undated

Legal and financial materials, a biographical sketch of William Grimes, and programs and other printed materials, among other items. Many materials relate to the schools and universities attended by members of the Grimes family, particularly Princeton University (then the College of New Jersey) and the University of North Carolina.

Expand/collapse Series 2. Estate Papers, 1792-1860.

About 1300 items.

Arrangement: by estate and then chronologically.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1. Estate of John Singeltary, 1831-1860.

About 300 items.

Bills and receipts from the estate of John Singeltary, as controlled by Bryan Grimes Sr. These legal and financial papers concern enslaved people and expenses for tuition, books, washing, clothing, transportation, room and board, and other documents related to the wishes of John Singeltary for his estate after his death.

John Singeltary's children were George, Thomas, and Richard Singeltary. George Badger Singeltary (d. 1862) married Cora Manly. He served as commander of the 44th North Carolina Regiment and was killed in action at Tranter's Creek, N.C. Thomas Chappeau Singeltary (1840-1873), a graduate of the University of North Carolina, replaced his brother as colonel of the unit.

Folder 53	John Singeltary estate papers, 1831-1839 Legal documents, accounts, and bills and receipts from the estate of John Singeltary concerning enslaved people, land sales, and plantation expenses. Also in this group is the ordination paper of Singeltary as a deacon of the Episcopal church.
Folder 54	John Singeltary estate papers, 1840-1843 Legal documents, accounts, receipts, and bills from the estate of John Singeltary concerning plantation expenses and repairs, foodstuffs, and land sales in Beaufort County.
Folder 55	John Singeltary estate papers, 1844 Legal documents, account sheets, bills, and receipts from the estate of John Singeltary concerning trafficking of enslaved people, receipts for medical care of enslaved people, taxes, and plantation expenses.
Folder 56	John Singeltary estate papers, 1845 Loose account sheets and inventories, concerning the personal transactions of Richard and Thomas Singeltary, and the estate of John Singeltary.
Folder 57	John Singeltary estate papers, 1845 Bills and receipts, a will of John Singeltary, and instructions to Bryan Grimes, appointing him Singeltary's attorney. Also a letter.
Folder 58	John Singeltary estate papers, 1846 Bills and receipts for taxes, advertising, banking, and spending money at school.
Folder 59	John Singeltary estate papers, 1846 Bills and receipts from the affairs of Richard Singeltary while ward of Bryan Grimes Sr. including receipts for clothing and expenses, such as tuition and board while attending the Washington Academy.
Folder 60	John Singeltary estate papers, 1847 Bills and receipts for taxes, copying fees, church legacy installment, and clothing. Also account sheets of the estate of John Singeltary.
Folder 61	John Singeltary estate papers, 1847 Bills and receipts of Richard Singeltary for clothing, books, spending money, and tuition while attending the Washington Academy.
Folder 62	John Singeltary estate papers, 1848 Bills and receipts for Thomas, Richard, and George Singeltary, including school expenses, clothing, spending money, household repairs, and hardware. Also a legal document releasing Bryan Grimes Sr. from his guardianship of George Singeltary.
Folder 63	John Singeltary estate papers, 1848 Bills and receipts of Richard Singeltary for clothing, books, medical bills, tuition to Dr. J. M. Lovejoy, taxes, and wharf improvements.
Folder 64	John Singeltary estate papers, 1849 Bills and receipts of Richard Singeltary for clothing, books, tuition to Dr. J. M. Lovejoy, taxes, and church legacy installment. Also a land rental agreement and inventory of notes, stocks, and receipts.
Folder 65	John Singeltary estate papers, 1850 Bills and receipts of Richard and Thomas Singeltary for books, clothing, school supplies, tuition to Dr. J. M. Lovejoy, taxes, and church legacy installments.
Folder 66	John Singeltary estate papers, 1851 Bills and receipts for medical expenses, taxes, a church legacy installment, masonry work, clothing, tuition, school books and supplies, and shoes.
Folder 67	John Singeltary estate papers, 1852 Bills and receipts for taxes, shoes, tuition, dental expenses, school books and supplies, and clothing.
Folder 68	John Singeltary estate papers, 1853 Bills and receipts of Richard Singeltary for tuition to J. M. Lovejoy and the University of North Carolina, and for shoes, books, school supplies, and taxes.
Folder 69	John Singeltary estate papers, 1854 Bills and receipts of Richard Singeltary for clothing, spending money, dental work, and hotel expenses, relating to his education at the University of North Carolina; receipts for taxes; land deed paid by G. E. B. Singeltary; and a bank statement.
Folder 70	John Singeltary estate papers, 1855-1856 Bills and receipts of Richard Singeltary for spending money, clothing, tuition at the University of North Carolina, and taxes.
Folder 71	John Singeltary estate papers, 1857-1860 Bills and receipts for taxes, spending money, and clothes. Also a bill and report from the bursar of the University of North Carolina; correspondence of George and Richard Singeltary concerning their father's estate; and bank records and transactions between William Grimes and George Singeltary.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.2. Estate of John Kennedy, 1825-1839.

About 330 items.

Bills, receipts, and legal documentation concerning the trafficking of enslaved people from the estate of John Kennedy and expenses incurred while educating Kennedy's children, Mary, Susan, Ann Eliza, and Warren E. Kennedy.

Folder 72	John Kennedy estate papers, 1825-1826 A list of enslaved people; bills and receipts for cloth, tuition, and clothing; and the will of John Kennedy.
Folder 73	John Kennedy estate papers, 1827 Lists of enslaved people with assigned values for trafficking; bills and receipts for cloth, clothing, board, shoes, tuition, taxes, and household items. Also lists of rented lands.
Folder 74	John Kennedy estate papers, 1828 Bills and receipts for cloth, shoes, board, clothing, clothing repairs, midwife services, paper, medical expenses, tuition, and school books.
Folder 75	John Kennedy estate papers, 1828 List of enslaved people who had been trafficked; bills and receipts for medical services for enslaved people, clothing, board, shoes, cloth, tuition, books, and paper; and taxes.
Folder 76	John Kennedy estate papers, 1829 List of enslaved people; bills and receipts for cloth, shoes, midwife services, taxes, board, and tuition. Also a list of rented lands.
Folder 77	John Kennedy estate papers, 1829 Bills and receipts for board, cloth, shad, tuition, taxes, medical expenses, a coffin, and shoes.
Folder 78	John Kennedy estate papers, 1829 Bills and receipts for tolls, clothing, tuition, cloth, and medical expenses.
Folder 79	John Kennedy estate papers, 1830 List of enslaved people with assigned values for trafficking; bills and receipts for tuition, board, shoes, taxes, cloth, medical visits, spending money, and clothing.
Folder 80	John Kennedy estate papers, 1830 Bills and receipts for cloth, clothing, women's accessories, tuition, board, medical expenses, taxes, shoes, and midwife services.
Folder 81	John Kennedy estate papers, 1831 Bills and receipts for tuition, shoes, taxes, cloth, clothing, women's accessories, midwife services, and repairs.
Folder 82	John Kennedy estate papers, 1831 List of enslaved people with assigned values for trafficking; bills and receipts for clothing repairs, tolls, tuition, shoes, board, cloth, clothing, printing, taxes, servant fees, and women's accessories.
Folder 83	John Kennedy estate papers, 1832 Bills and receipts for tuition, board, cloth, spending money, taxes, and women's accessories. Also a settlement with Ann Eliza Kennedy.
Folder 84	John Kennedy estate papers, 1832 List of enslaved people with assigned values for trafficking; bills and receipts for spending money, cloth, splitting rails, clothing, medicine, paper, shoes, tuition, board, and women's accessories.
Folder 85	John Kennedy estate papers, 1833 List of enslaved people with assigned values for trafficking; bills and receipts for cloth, clothing, estate expenses, horse, board, midwife expenses, shoes, and men's and women's accessories.
Folder 86	John Kennedy estate papers, 1833 Bills and receipts for shoes, spending money, char woman services, board, midwife services, taxes, and women's accessories.
Folder 87	John Kennedy estate papers, 1834 List of enslaved people with assigned values for trafficking; bills and receipts for a coffin, board, cloth, midwife services, medical expenses, medicine, and women's accessories.
Folder 88	John Kennedy estate papers, 1835-1836 List of enslaved people with assigned values for trafficking; bills and receipts for medical expenses for enslaved people, midwife services, taxes, room and board, cloth, clothing, and a coffin. Also a settlement with Warren E. Kennedy.
Folder 89	John Kennedy estate papers, 1837 List of enslaved people with assigned values for trafficking; bills and receipts for room and board of enslaved people; midwife services, taxes, clothing, medicine, and women's accessories.
Folder 90	John Kennedy estate papers, 1838-1839 List of enslaved people with assigned values for trafficking; bills and receipts for medicine for enslaved people; shoes, stage fare, board, women's accessories, building additions, cloth and clothing. Also a deed for land sales in Pitt County, N.C.; settlements with Susan and Mary Kennedy.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.3. Estates of Thomas and Walter Hanrahan, 1792-1859.

About 450 items.

Bills, receipts, and legal documentation concerning expenses related to enslaved people, the material needs and education of the children connected to the estates of Thomas and Walter Hanrahan, and paying taxes on the estate. Bryan Grimes Sr. acted as guardian of the children and was related to the family through marriage.

Folder 91	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1792-1816 Receipts relating to enslaved people; deeds of sale of land in Greenville, Pitt County; and instructions for administering an estate and land sales in Beaufort County.
Folder 92	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1818-1820 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land in Beaufort and Pitt counties.
Folder 93	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1821-1828 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land in Beaufort and Pitt counties and account sheets.
Folder 94	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1829 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land in Beaufort and Pitt counties, account sheets, and list of lots owned.
Folder 95	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1830-1834 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land; court agreements concerning complaints; a letter concerning debt owed to William Hanrahan; list of lots owned; and meeting minutes concerning the formation of a company in Beaufort County.
Folder 96	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1835-1836 Deed for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land; tax receipts; receipt for a coffin and funeral expenses; and settlement of an estate.
Folder 97	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1837 Deed of sale for land and horses, bills and receipts for farm items.
Folder 98	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1838-1839 Deed for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land; bills and receipts for taxes, boarding horses, and household items.
Folder 99	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1840 Deed for trafficking of enslaved people; debts, bills and receipts for farm implements and shoes, and list of items stolen from a store in Pitt County.
Folder 100	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1841 Deed for trafficking of enslaved people; bills and receipts for taxes, subscriptions, cloth, and repairs. Also complaints filed in court, and items concerning the death of James Hanrahan.
Folder 101	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1842 Bills and receipts for interest payments, complaints filed in court, deed of sale for land, items concerning the death and estate of James Hanrahan, and will of William Hanrahan.
Folder 102	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1843-1844 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land; bills and receipts for trafficking of enslaved people, taxes, complaints filed in court, and items concerning the estate of James Hanrahan.
Folder 103	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1845-1846 Bills and receipts for shoe repairs, taxes, and land sales; letter to Walter Hanrahan from New York concerning the hardware business, complaints filed in court, and record of interest payments.
Folder 104	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1847 Bills and receipts for the support and clothing of a Black woman and her children, a variety of household items, foodstuffs, farm implements, postage, and clothing. Also complaints filed in court and will of Thomas Hanrahan.
Folder 105	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1848 Deed for the trafficking of enslaved people; bills and receipts for medical care for enslaved people, the support and clothing of a Black woman and her children, household items, foodstuffs, and farm implements; and complaints filed in court.
Folder 106	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1849 Bills and receipts for medicine for enslaved people, household items, sawing of planks, taxes, farm repairs, and subscriptions. Also hand-written copy of the will of Thomas Hanrahan, land deed, and list of notes due.
Folder 107	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1849 Bills and receipts for board at White Sulphur Springs (Surry County) and tuition. Also business transactions with Alex T. Stewart & Company of New York City concerning cloth sales.
Folder 108	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1849 Bills and receipts for medical expenses for enslaved people, blacksmith, moving fees, household items, foodstuffs, boarding at Shocco Springs (Warren County), postage, and bricks.
Folder 109	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1850 Bills and receipts for medical expenses for enslaved people, shipping, foodstuffs, hotel rooms, farming implements, postage, blacksmith's services, and court settlements.
Folder 110	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1850 Bills and receipts for hotel rooms, lime, repairs, foodstuffs, and postage.
Folder 111	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1850 Bills and receipts for shipping and planks, business transactions with a New York firm, and a land deed.
Folder 112	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1851 Bills and receipts for tuition, shipping, foodstuffs, cloth and clothing, and farm repairs.
Folder 113	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1851 Bills and receipts for postage, board, cloth, and foodstuffs. Also handwritten copy of the will of Thomas Hanrahan.
Folder 114	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1852 Bills and receipts for stock in the Greenville and Raleigh Plank Road Company, tuition, bricks, salt, taxes, shipping, and postage. Also directive from the will of William Hanrahan.
Folder 115	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1852 Bills and receipts for board, medical treatments, shingles, clothing, cloth, foodstuffs, household items, women's accessories. Also a power of attorney.
Folder 116	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1853 Bills and receipts for planking, hardware and construction items, barrels, medical expenses, minor blacksmithing repairs, taxes, boots, cloth, clothing, household items, and women's accessories.
Folder 117	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1853 Bills and receipts for taxes, tuition, and repairs. Also appointment of attorney, deed of gift, and a check.
Folder 118	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1854 Bills and receipts for medical expenses for enslaved people, postage, foodstuffs, farm items, tuition, books, and estate expenses.
Folder 119	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1855 List of enslaved people; bills and receipts for items for enslaved people, estate expenses, Greenville & Raleigh Plank Road Company, foodstuffs, cloth and clothing, taxes, medicine, and a coffin.
Folder 120	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1856 List of enslaved people; bills and receipts for medical expenses for enslaved people, board for an enslaved person who was in jail, estate expenses, wine, repairs, foodstuffs, medicine, cloth and clothing, and a coffin.
Folder 121	Thomas and Walter Hanrahan estate papers, 1857-1859 Bills and receipts relating to enslaved people, taxes, and coffins; statement of loans.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.4. Estate of William Boyd, 1822-1826.

13 items.

Expenses related to Bryan Grimes Sr. serving as guardian to the children of William Boyd.

Folder 122

William Boyd estate papers, 1822-1826

Bills and receipts for spending money, shoes, cloth, and clothing. Also account sheets from the estate of William Boyd--Bryan Grimes, guardian.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.5. Estate of William Cherry, 1842-1844.

19 items.

Expenses related to the trafficking of enslaved people, taxes, and other accounts related to Walter Hanrahan serving as trustee to the estate of William Cherry.

Folder 123

William Cherry estate papers, 1842-1844

Trafficking of enslaved people, account sheets, and taxes on the estate of William Cherry--Walter Hanrahan, trustee.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.6. Estate of James O'K. Williams, 1827-1841.

About 150 items.

Bills, receipts, and other documentation of trafficking of enslaved people and expenses related to the medical care of enslaved people and the education of the children of James O'K. Williams. Bryan Grimes Sr. served as guardian of the children of James O'K. Williams.

Folder 124	James O'K. Williams estate papers, 1827-1830 Bills and receipts for trafficking of enslaved people and expenses for clothing, boots, tuition, and shoes.
Folder 125	James O'K. Williams estate papers, 1831 Bills and receipts for cloth, clothing, tuitions, books, taxes, shoes, and shoe repairs.
Folder 126	James O'K. Williams estate papers, 1831 List of enslaved people and assigned values for trafficking; bills and receipts for women's accessories, midwife services, board, cloth, books, and an alabaster doll.
Folder 127	James O'K. Williams estate papers, 1832 Bills and receipts for cloth, clothing, women's accessories, shoes, books, board, and tuition.
Folder 128	James O'K. Williams estate papers, 1832 List of enslaved people with assigned values for trafficking; bills and receipts for cloth, clothing, tuition, books, women's accessories, shoes, medical expenses, and taxes.
Folder 129	James O'K. Williams estate papers, 1833 Bills and receipts for cloth, clothing, shoes, women's accessories, and board.
Folder 130	James O'K. Williams estate papers, 1833 List of enslaved people made availabe for trafficking; bills and receipts for cloth, clothing, women's accessories, shoes, taxes, repairs, and medical expenses; and and rent from land.
Folder 131	James O'K. Williams estate papers, 1834 Bills and receipts for cloth, clothing, tuition, books, taxes, shoes, shoe repairs, and midwife services.
Folder 132	James O'K. Williams estate papers, 1835-1836 Bills and receipts for expenses related to enslaved people, medical care for family, cloth, clothing, tuition, books, taxes, shoes, and shoe repairs.
Folder 133	James O'K. Williams estate papers, 1837-1841 Bills and receipts for cloth, clothing, tuition, books, taxes, shoes, shoe repairs, and estate settlement.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.7. Legal and Estate Papers of James R. Hoyle, 1836-1842.

27 items.

Documentation generated by Walter Hanrahan, acting as executor of the estate of James R. Hoyle. Also correspondence to Hoyle.

Folder 134

James R. Hoyle legal and estate papers, 1836-1842

Legal and estate papers of James R. Hoyle--Walter Hanrahan, executor. Items include documents naming Walter Hanrahan as executor, account sheets, complaints, sales of property, court agreements, deeds in trust, documents naming J. R. Hoyle as deputy, and a summons.

Folder 135

James R. Hoyle legal and estate papers, 1836-1840

Instruction and correspondence from Samuel Ralston to James R. Hoyle of Pactolus, Pitt County. Includes a letter discussing Whig politics in North Carolina.

Expand/collapse Series 3. Other Financial and Legal Papers, 1713-1914 and undated.

About 1725 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Expand/collapse Subseries 3.1. Financial and Legal Papers, 1713-1866.

About 800 items.

Items covering the trafficking of enslaved people, the buying and selling of real estate and cotton, and other business dealings of William Grimes and Bryan Grimes Sr. in eastern North Carolina. Materials include land deeds, bills, receipts, bills of lading, shipping orders, notices, articles of agreement, legal announcements, and other material. Within the series are documents that mention Bryan Grimes Jr. and the estates managed by Bryan Grimes Sr.

Folder 136	Financial and legal papers, 1713-1767 Three copies, handwritten in 1849, of a grant of land in Beaufort Precinct, N.C., given to Thomas Roper in 1713; deeds of sale and land grants in Bathe, Beaufort, and Pitt counties, N.C.
Folder 137	Financial and legal papers, 1770-1779 Part of a plea made by John Anderson (Revolutionary War soldier); deeds of sale for land in Pitt, Beaufort, and Edgecombe counties, N.C.; and the will of William Jones of Pitt County. Two of the deeds are transactions made by Demsie Grimes.
Folder 138	Financial and legal papers, 1780-1782 Deeds for land sales in Pitt and Hyde counties, N.C., some of which concern Demsie Grimes.
Folder 139	Financial and legal papers, 1783-1789 Deeds for land sales in Washington, Hyde, Beaufort, and Pitt counties, N.C., some of which concern Demsie Grimes and John Gray Blount, and fragments of documents from the 18th century.
Folder 140	Financial and legal papers, 1790-1795 Deeds for land sales in Beaufort, Pitt, and Hyde counties, and in the city of Raleigh, N.C., some of which concern John Gray Blount, and William (d. 1797) and Demsie Grimes.
Folder 141	Financial and legal papers, Financial and legal papers, 1796-1799 Deeds for land sales in Pitt, Beaufort, and Hyde counties, and in the town of Greenville, N.C.; and transactions concerning the estate of William Grimes, including an inventory of personal property and the will of William Grimes.
Folder 142	Financial and legal papers, 1800-1803 Transactions concerning the estate of William Grimes; deeds for land sales in Pitt County and in the city of Raleigh, N.C.; and bills for clothing, foodstuffs, and household items.
Folder 143	Financial and legal papers, 1804-1806 Transactions concerning the estate of William Grimes, including trafficking of an enslaved person and sale of land in Pitt County; bills for household items, cloth, clothing, and foodstuffs. Some of the transactions involved Walter and Thomas Hanrahan. Reading Grist was guardian of Grimes's heirs.
Folder 144	Financial and legal papers, 1807-1809 List of enslaved people with assigned values for trafficking; bills for cloth, household items, foodstuffs and trimmings; notes concerning brandy and land sales; a deed for land sale in Beaufort County, N.C.; and an inventory of the estate of Richard Grice of Washington County, Ga. The inventory includes a list of enslaved people, as well as values assigned to livestock and household items.
Folder 145	Financial and legal papers, 1810-1812 Deeds for the trafficking of enslaved people and for sales of land in Pitt and Beaufort counties, and in the town of Washington, N.C.; bills and receipts for cloth, clothing, taxes, boarding, sewing items, and foodstuffs; loan statements and documents concerning the role of Reading and Frederick Grist, executors of the estate of William Grimes; and the will of Thomas Gorham of Pitt County.
Folder 146	Financial and legal papers, 1813-1815 Deeds for land sales in Pitt County, N.C.; documentation concerning the estate of William Grimes; bills and receipts for taxes, tuition, board, foodstuffs, farm items, and tack repairs.
Folder 147	Financial and legal papers, 1816 Deeds for the trafficking of enslaved people and the sale of land in Pitt County, N.C., and Washington, Ga.; bills and receipts for furniture, household items, taxes, tuition, and board; and documentation concerning the estates of William Grimes and Richard Grice.
Folder 148	Financial and legal papers, 1817 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land in Washinton County, Ga., and Pitt County, N.C.; and bills and receipts for tuition, cloth, foodstuffs, and taxes.
Folder 149	Financial and legal papers, 1818-1819 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land in Pitt County, N.C.; documents concerning taxation; a note of judgment against Franklin Gorham; and bills for board, tuition, pork, plantation articles, feed-stuffs, foodstuffs, household items, medicine, medical treatment, and cloth.
Folder 150	Financial and legal papers, 1820 Bills and receipts concerning medical care for enslaved people, medicines, tuition, household items, foodstuffs, and liquor; deeds for land sales in Pitt County, N.C.; a marriage license; estate papers for Franklin Gorham; and documentation naming B. Grimes as attorney to Reading Grist.
Folder 151	Financial and legal papers, 1821-1822 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land in Pitt and Beaufort counties, N.C.; loan statements; subscription to the National Vaccine Institution; and bills and receipts for liquor, foodstuffs, farm implements, cloth, household items, medical expenses, house and farm repairs, and account sheets.
Folder 152	Financial and legal papers, 1823-1824 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land in Pitt County, most involving Bryan Grimes; bills and receipts for a cotton gin, farm supplies, foodstuffs, tuition, marble tombstones, household items, medical expenses, cloth, books, and taxes; a marriage agreement; a summons to superior court; and a copy of the will of John Gray Blount.
Folder 153	Financial and legal papers, 1825 Bills and receipts for household items, foodstuffs, farm supplies, clothing, labor for repairs, court agreements, deeds for sale of land, and a statement from the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of North Carolina that William H. Hardin is fit to practice law.
Folder 154	Financial and legal papers, 1826 Deed for land sales in Pitt County and in the town of Washington, N.C.; permission note for marriage; contracts; court settlements; bills and receipts for medical expenses, subscriptions, foodstuffs, household items, cloth, and farm equipment; and will of Christopher Crandell.
Folder 155	Financial and legal papers, 1827 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land in Pitt County and in the town of Washington, N.C.; a document related to the Washington Toll Bridge Company; bills and receipts for household items, cloth, feedstuffs, taxes, and foodstuffs; and accounts of the estate of Ann Grimes.
Folder 156	Financial and legal papers, 1828 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land in Beaufort County and in the town of Washington, N.C.; account notes; bills and receipts for medicines, taxes, a newspaper, and poll taxes; documentation concerning the estate of Ann Grimes.
Folder 157	Financial and legal papers, 1828 Promissory note; bills and receipts for household items, farm items, foodstuffs, cloth, clothing, medicine, medical expenses, furniture, shoes, farm repairs, and lumber; and a legal agreement made by John Gray Blount concerning Rose Bay.
Folder 158	Financial and legal papers, 1829 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and for sale of land in Pitt County, N.C.; bills and receipts for newspaper subscriptions, taxes, cloth, clothing, shoes, household items, tuition, farm items, and legal services; and a list of taxable people in the Moyes District, Pitt County.
Folder 159	Financial and legal papers, 1830 Documentation of interest paid to wards of Bryan Grimes; deeds for land sales in Pitt and Beaufort counties, N.C.; a petition for partition of land by Bryan Grimes and others; documentation concerning cotton sales, bridge construction, and bridge stock; and a legal agreement made by John Gray Blount concerning Smithfield Plantation.
Folder 160	Financial and legal papers, 1830 Bills and receipts for tuition, foodstuffs, cloth, clothing, shoes, an ink stand, farm supplies, repairs, feedstuffs, and turpentine.
Folder 161	Financial and legal papers, 1831-1833 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land in the towns of Raleigh and Washington and in Pitt and Beaufort counties, N.C.; bills and receipts for cloth, household items, medical expenses, tuition, and subscriptions; loan agreements; and list of debtors/creditors.
Folder 162	Financial and legal papers, 1834-1835 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land in the town of Washington and Pitt and Beaufort counties, N.C.; bills and receipts for jewelry repairs and board; a legal warrant; and loan agreements.
Folder 163	Financial and legal papers, 1836 Bills and receipts for feedstuffs, company shares, and clothing; agreements of Thomas Hanrahan; a loan agreement; deed of sale for land in Greenville and Pitt County, N.C.; account sheets; a document making James R. Hoyle a deputy; and a land agreement concerning J. G. Blount.
Folder 164	Financial and legal papers, 1837 Deeds for trafficking of enslaved people and real property in Pitt and Beaufort counties, N.C.; bills and receipts for clothing, cloth, shipping fees, and shoes; a check from New York, legal complaints; and loan agreements.
Folder 165	Financial and legal papers, 1838 Bill of lading for cotton bales; payment of trust agreements; loan agreements; memo of claims returned by J. Hoyle; an estate agreement; settlements; bills and receipts for teachers and foodstuffs; and deeds for land sales in Pitt County and Greenville, N.C.
Folder 166	Financial and legal papers, 1839 Bills and receipts for clothes, settlements, taxes, and stock in the Greenville Silk Company; deeds for sale of land in Duplin County and Greenville, N.C.; and explanation of a map of land owned by the Blount family in Hyde County.
Folder 167	Financial and legal papers, 1840 Deed for trafficking of an enslaved person; bills and receipts for cloth, shoes, clothing, household items, farm supplies, and medicine; account sheets; loan agreements; and debtor/creditor sheets.
Folder 168	Financial and legal papers, 1841 Loose notes on the number of shad and herring caught during the day and night, beginning in 1841, as well as their value, the number salted, and the number consumed, and a survey map of a tract of land in Pamlico, N.C.
Folder 169	Financial and legal papers, 1841-1844 Deeds for trafficking of an enslaved person and sale of land in Pitt County, N.C.; receipts for fancy stuffs; and land agreements and complaints.
Folder 170	Financial and legal papers, 1845 Bills, receipts, and legal items concerning real estate, clothing, household items, foodstuffs, medical care, repairs, and hardware; a deed of sale for land; an item concerning the estate of James O'K. Williams; and a land agreement made by Thomas H. Blount related to Rose Bay.
Folder 171	Financial and legal papers, 1846-1847 A list of enslaved people and their children; deeds for trafficking of enslaved people, including an eight-year old boy, and the sale of land in Raleigh, and Pitt, Halifax, and Beaufort counties, N.C.
Folder 172	Financial and legal papers, 1848-1849 Deeds for the trafficking of enslaved people and sale of land in Pitt and Beaufort counties, N.C.; an announcement for an auction of enslaved people; bills for foodstuffs and medical treatment; a list of notes due; two business letters; and a survey map showing land in Pitt County.
Folder 173	Financial and legal papers, 1850-1851 Records about enslaved people on Avon Plantation. Included are lists with names and ages of enslaved people, clothes and food distributed, and medical care. Bills and receipts for household items, furniture, medical expenses, and clothing; a deed for land sales in Culpeper County, Va., signed by J. G. B. Grimes (for related items see folder 326); the will of John Gray Blount; a list of notes due; and a list of articles sold at Rose Bay for Bryan Grimes.
Folder 174	Financial and legal papers, 1852-1853 Lists of state bonds and notes due compiled by A. H. Mansfield; a bill for foodstuffs and farm equipment; a deed for the sale of land in Pitt County; a note concerning transportation agreements; and a copy of the will of Mrs. Bryan Grimes.
Folder 175	Financial and legal papers, 1854 Bills and receipts concerning enslaved people and for medical treatment, cotton, insurance payments, cloth, clothing, foodstuffs, household items, and stationery and lists of notes due.
Folder 176	Financial and legal papers, 1855 Records about enslaved people, including tax lists with the ages of the enslaved people and values assigned to them for trafficking; bills, receipts, and account sheets for interest, cotton, stock and bond payments, loans, and the National Intelligencer; the will of Edward Salter; and deeds for land sales in Pitt County.
Folder 177	Financial and legal papers, 1856 Bills and receipts for taxes, tack and shoeing of horses, the Weekly Register, cloth, and foodstuffs.
Folder 178	Financial and legal papers, 1857 List concerning clothing for enslaved people; bills and receipts for household and farming items, supplies related to cotton planting, and lumber.
Folder 179	Financial and legal papers, 1857 Bills and receipts for foodstuffs, furniture, clothing, medicine, a carriage maker, state taxes, and a newspaper subscription; land deeds and indentures, including a deed of sale for land in Culpeper County, Va., by J. G. B. Grimes; a plat of Rappahannock, Va.; and the will of Elizabeth Grimes.
Folder 180	Financial and legal papers, 1857 Records about enslaved people include the will of Thomas Hanrahan, with names of enslaved people who were trafficked to Bryan Grimes; a letter regarding the appointment of William Grimes as a trustee of enslaved people and money held in trust for Elizabeth Grimes; the will of Elizabeth Grimes; a list of cloth and clothing, presumably for enslaved people; a deed for enslaved people and land from Bryan Grimes Sr. to his son William Grimes; and a receipt for work performed by enslaved people who had been trafficked, then called hiring out. Bills and receipts for subscriptions and taxes; notes from the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company and the Louisiana State Bank; will of Elizabeth Grimes and related material; business letters concerning the case of William Grimes v. Bryan Grimes ; and a note concerning the will of Bryan Grimes Sr.
Folder 181	Financial and legal papers, 1858 Records about enslaved people include a doctor's bill for visits and medicine, and an indenture between Gould Hoyt and William Grimes for enslaved people and land. Bills and receipts for subscriptions, taxes, wages, premiums, banking transactions, household items, carpet, dishes, furniture, and medical care; George Lingetany and William Grimes indenture regarding land; insurance information about William Grimes; stock records; a deed of Elizabeth Grimes to William Grimes.
Folder 182	Financial and legal papers, 1858 Records of enslaved people include a bill of sale for Moses, an enslaved man who had been trafficked to Bryan Grimes. Bills, receipts, and notes related to farming and planting, including cotton production, loans, harnesses, and carriage repairs; legal correspondence; a deed for Yankee Hall purchased by William Grimes.
Folder 183	Financial and legal papers, 1858 Records about enslaved people include receipts with medical expenses and a list of cloth and clothing, presumably for enslaved people. Bills and receipts for foodstuffs, household items, clothing and related items, and medicine; list of notes due and related transactions; legal papers related to court case between William Grime and Bryan Grimes, regarding interest of newphews in her estate or the property she inherited from Thomas Hanrahan; and indentures for land.
Folder 184	Financial and legal papers, 1858 Records about enslaved people include a list of allowances and cloth assigned to individuals by name. Deeds for land sales in Raleigh, and Pitt, Hyde, and Lenoir counties, N.C.; documentation concerning banking transactions and insurance; settlement of legal differences between Bryan Grimes and William Grimes; a receipt for liquor and fancy goods; notes concerning the estates of Bryan Grimes Sr. and Thomas Hanrahan; letters from factors in N.Y. and Washington D.C.
Folder 185	Financial and legal papers, 1859 Bills, receipts, and notes concerning cotton sales in New York City; documents related to bank stock; indenture for land sold by William Moore to J. G. B. Grimes.
Folder 186	Financial and legal papers, 1859 Records about enslaved people include the will of Bryan Grimes Sr., which includes a list of the enslaved people who were to be trafficked to Bryan Grimes Jr. Bills and receipts for banking transactions with the Branch Bank of Cape Fear, Bank of Fayetteville; subscriptions.
Folder 187	Financial and legal papers, 1859 Bills and receipts for photographs, portraits, furniture, board at the Lafayette Hotel, Jones Springs, Hot Springs; loan transactions, wills of Bryan Grimes Sr. and William Grimes; and a note concerning the will of Thomas Hanrahan.
Folder 188	Financial and legal papers, 1859 Records about enslaved people include bills, receipts, and account sheets for medicine and medical care. Bills, receipts, and account sheets for farm-related repairs, and agricultural implements.
Folder 189	Financial and legal papers, 1859 Bills and receipts for clothing and related items, foodstuffs, and household items; and a deed of sale for land in Pitt County.
Folder 190	Financial and legal papers, Bills, notes, and receipts for clothing, board, North Carolina state taxes, subscriptions to the Weekly Register , household and farming repairs, corn, and farming implements.
Folder 191	Financial and legal papers, 1860 Documentation of banking transactions; will of William Grimes; notices concerning the estates of B. F. Bright of Pitt County, N.C., Bryan Grimes Sr. and Elizabeth Grimes.
Folder 192	Financial and legal papers, 1860 Bills, receipts, and financial letters concerning cotton prices in New York City, and a business note from Thomas C. Singeltary to "Dear Uncle."
Folder 193	Financial and legal papers, 1861 Instructions to William Grimes and Pulaski Cowper concerning the estate of Bryan Grimes Sr.
Folder 194	Financial and legal papers, 1861 Bills and receipts for gas pipes, hardware, corn, cotton, clothing, and state, county, and war taxes.
Folder 195	Financial and legal papers, 1861 Bills and receipts for tuition, Raleigh Gas Light Company, advertising, newspaper subscription, hardware, medical expenses, land transactions, and slaves.
Folder 196	Financial and legal papers, 1862 Bills, letters, and receipts for Raleigh Gas Light Company, newspaper subscriptions, clothing, building repairs, Thomas Singeltary, loans, medical expenses, post office fees and taxes, and related notes; military passes.
Folder 197	Financial and legal papers, 1862 Records about enslaved people include bills and receipts for items for slaves and a list of enslaved people who "went to the Yankees in Washington, N.C." Documentation of the destruction of picked cotton as directed by the government of the Confederate States of America; documentation of Grimes v. Pugh, a civil suit; and account notes.
Folder 198	Financial and legal papers, 1863 Bills, receipts and accounts concerning plantation items, the Raleigh Gas Light Company, taxes, tolls, a plant nursery, and shares in the Joint Stock Confederate Publishing Company.
Folder 199	Financial and legal papers, 1863 Records about enslaved people include account sheets. Pass from the Goldsboro, N.C., Provost Marshal; account sheets concerning estates; deeds for land sales in Craven County and Raleigh, N.C.; and a note concerning Confederate bonds.
Folder 200	Financial and legal papers, 1864 Bills, receipts, and account records for taxes, the Raleigh Gas Light Company, repairs, and shipping; passes from the Goldsboro and Washington, N.C., Provost Marshals; deeds for land sales in Craven County; and documentation from a Court of Equity of Lenoir County, N.C.
Folder 201	Financial and legal papers, 1865 Bills and receipts for taxes, medicine, and the Raleigh Gas Light Company; documentation of coupon bonds; an ordinance; and a deed for land sales in Raleigh.
Folder 202	Financial and legal papers, 1866 Sharecropping agreements in Pitt County; deeds for land sales in Raleigh and Beaufort and Lenior counties; action of guardianship; rent payments; promissory notes; legal correspondence from Edward Clements Yellowley (1821-1885); and a tax receipt belonging to J. G. B. Grimes.

Expand/collapse Subseries 3.2. Financial and Legal Items, 1867-1914 and undated.

About 925 items.

Items concerning the Grimes family's business affairs after the Civil War. Included are sharecropping agreements, land deeds, insurance policies, tax receipts and related documentation, and bills and receipts for farming and household items. Also included are documents concerning the Yarborough House and Exchange Hotel in Raleigh.

Folder 203	Financial and legal papers, 1867 Sharecropping agreements; business agreement between George and William C. Stronach and Bryan Grimes; deeds for land sales in Beaufort, Pitt, Lenoir, and Wake counties and Raleigh, N.C.
Folder 204	Financial and legal papers, 1867 Legal correspondence from E. C. Yellowley and other documentation concerning bankruptcy, receipts, and accounting notes concerning interest.
Folder 205	Financial and legal papers, 1867 Sharecropping agreement between a freedman and William Grimes; bills and receipts for taxes, fruits, hardware, and foodstuffs; and a business letter. Two of these items concern J. G. B. Grimes.
Folder 206	Financial and legal papers, 1868 Business transactions between William Grimes and William Andrews and the Stronachs.
Folder 207	Financial and legal papers, 1868 Bills, receipts and notes concerning debts, a horse, subscriptions, interest payments, bonds, and legal fees.
Folder 208	Financial and legal papers, 1868 Business and legal correspondence concerning debts, real estate, bankruptcy, and estates; maps of real estate in Raleigh and Craven County, N.C.; a notice from the Internal Revenue Service.
Folder 209	Financial and legal papers, 1868 Deeds for land sales in Craven, Lenoir, Wake, and Pitt counties, and Raleigh, N.C.
Folder 210	Financial and legal papers, 1868 Sharecropping agreements, one with a freedman; a bankruptcy notice; documentation concerning repairs, law suits, and will of Bryan Grimes Sr.
Folder 211	Financial and legal papers, 1869 Deeds for land sales in Craven, Wake, Lenoir, and Beaufort counties, and Raleigh, N.C.; petitions; and court agreements.
Folder 212	Financial and legal papers, 1869 Court agreements; notes, bills, and receipts concerning real estate mortgages, taxes, and loans.
Folder 213	Financial and legal papers, 1869 Receipts and bills for taxes and notes due; account sheets concerning the production of cotton and feedstuffs; certificate from the North Carolina Agricultural Society; business correspondence; furniture lists; and an insurance policy on the Exchange Hotel in Raleigh, N.C.
Folder 214	Financial and legal papers, 1870 Furniture and fixtures lists from the Exchange Hotel; deeds, agreements, and petitions concerning real estate in Pitt, Lenoir, and Wake counties, and Raleigh, N.C.
Folder 215	Financial and legal papers, 1870 Receipts and bills for registered letters, foodstuffs, taxes, cotton, pork, debts and interests, some of which concern Avon Farms.
Folder 216	Financial and legal papers, 1871 Insurance policies, deeds, and documentation concerning real estate; capital stock in the Masonic Temple Association; wages paid, settlements, and notes due.
Folder 217	Financial and legal papers, 1871 Tax receipts and related documentation.
Folder 218	Financial and legal papers, 1872 Tax receipts, related documentation, and business notes concerning settlements and shipping.
Folder 219	Financial and legal papers, 1872 Sharecropping agreement; bills, receipts, and notes concerning Avon Farms, the Yarborough House, attorney's fees, lumber, hardware, interest, lighting, rent, and fruit trees.
Folder 220	Financial and legal papers, 1872 Bills, receipts, and notes concerning carriage items, debts, shipping, the Yarborough House, attorney's fees, and interest payments.
Folder 221	Financial and legal papers, 1873 Insurance policies; inventories; letters concerning the Yarborough House, bricks, and cotton; a contract; and bankruptcy notices.
Folder 222	Financial and legal papers, 1873 Tax receipts and related documentation.
Folder 223	Financial and legal papers, 1874 Insurance policies and a letter covering cotton, iron ties, and the Yarborough House.
Folder 224	Financial and legal papers, 1874 North Carolina merchants and lawyers receipts, including registered letter receipts, and bills from hardware and pharmaceutical firms.
Folder 225	Financial and legal papers, 1874 Receipts for carriage and buggy tack, farming implements, and cloth; business correspondence with New York City cotton merchant and other out of state business firms; bankruptcy notice; and a receipt related to Avon Farm.
Folder 226	Financial and legal papers, 1874 Bills, receipts, and notes concerning taxes, Yarbourough House, carriage tack, and hotel improvements; a bankruptcy notice; and deed for the sale of land in Lenoir County, N.C.
Folder 227	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Receipts from Baltimore, Md., merchants, cotton brokers, and The American Farmer.
Folder 228	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Receipts from Norfolk, Va., New York City, and Chicago, cotton brokers, merchants, retailers, and advertisers of magazines.
Folder 229	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Receipts for books and tuition, various account sheets, items related to Avon Farms, and documents concerning renting property in Raleigh, N.C.
Folder 230	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Accounts for foodstuffs, clothing, household items, and cloth.
Folder 231	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Accounts and bills for foodstuffs, clothing, furniture, veterinary services, household repairs, and farm repairs.
Folder 232	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Receipts and bills from Raleigh Gas Light Company; rent for post office box; coal and plumbing bills for the Yarborough House and logging.
Folder 233	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Receipts and bills for cloth, clothing, baking, and confectionary items.
Folder 234	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Receipts and bills for foodstuffs, tools, and hardware from Raleigh, N.C., merchants.
Folder 235	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Receipts and bills for garden nursery items, hardware, household fixtures, and meal and oats from Raleigh, N.C., merchants.
Folder 236	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Receipts from W. C. and A. B. Stronach and Williamson, Upchurch and Thomas, both merchants and commission merchants of Raleigh, N.C., covering hardware, sacks, twine, bagging, and ties for cotton.
Folder 237	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Bank receipts, credit statements, subscription receipts, and bankruptcy notices, two of which concern J. G. B. Grimes.
Folder 238	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Receipts, bills, and accounts for household items, hardware, doctor, and pharmacist.
Folder 239	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Insurance policies and a note covering cotton and iron ties at Avon Farms, a map, a description of Avon Farms, bills for carriage tack and repairs.
Folder 240	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Bills, deeds, letters, and receipts for rent, repairs, and land in Craven County, N.C.; and an article of agreement.
Folder 241	Financial and legal papers, 1875 Tax receipts and related documentation.
Folder 242	Financial and legal papers, 1876 Receipts and bills for medical, dental, clothing, and jewelry expenses.
Folder 243	Financial and legal papers, 1876 Receipts and accounts for meal, foodstuffs, and guano covering business with W. C. and A. B. Stronach, Oak City Mills, Sylvester Smith, and Gattis and Jones, all of Raleigh, N.C.
Folder 244	Financial and legal papers, 1876 Receipts for registered letters, rent for a post office box, and Raleigh Gas Light Company.
Folder 245	Financial and legal papers, 1876 Receipts for tuition, Peace Institute, books, newspapers, and rent for room in Exchange Hotel.
Folder 246	Financial and legal papers, 1876 Receipts for repairs to the Yarborough House, Exchange Hotel, and other buildings. Also receipts for farming and household items, all from Raleigh, N.C., merchants or contractors.
Folder 247	Financial and legal papers, 1876 Various receipts including foodstuffs, coal, household items, and repairs.
Folder 248	Financial and legal papers, 1876 Various receipts and account sheets.
Folder 249	Financial and legal papers, 1876 Bills of lading; freight receipts for cattle, taxes, meal, and peas; and cotton accounts with Lea & Whitaker of Raleigh, N.C.
Folder 250	Financial and legal papers, 1876 Receipts for registered letters and estate payment; an insurance policy; business and legal correspondence discussing real estate; and purchasing agreements covering land in Craven County and Raleigh, N.C., of which three items concern J. G. B. Grimes.
Folder 251	Financial and legal papers, 1877 Receipts for meal, bacon, and rice from various Raleigh, N.C., merchants.
Folder 252	Financial and legal papers, 1877 Receipts for clothing, sewing items, cloth, and medical and dental charges, mostly from Raleigh, N.C.
Folder 253	Financial and legal papers, 1877 Receipts from banks, subscriptions, the Raleigh Gas Light Company, post office box rental, and registered mail.
Folder 254	Financial and legal papers, 1877 Receipts for tuition, dancing lessons, tuition at Peace Institute, advertising in Raleigh, N.C., newspapers, writing items, and taxes.
Folder 255	Financial and legal papers, 1877 Receipts for wagon and buggy repair, maintenance, shoeing horses, household repairs, and painting and paint.
Folder 256	Financial and legal papers, 1877 Receipts for lumber, nails, and building items, some concerning the Exchange Hotel and the Yarborough House. Also receipt for coal and fertilizer.
Folder 257	Financial and legal papers, 1877 Various receipts and business notes including list of cows and receipts for household items and freight receipts.
Folder 258	Financial and legal papers, 1877 Receipts for foodstuffs and household items, mostly from Raleigh, N.C., merchants and grocers.
Folder 259	Financial and legal papers, 1877 Reports, letters, and notices from the New York Cotton Exchange.
Folder 260	Financial and legal papers, 1877 Furniture and fixture lists, rent agreements, and correspondence all pertaining to the Yarborough House and Exchange Hotel.
Folder 261	Financial and legal papers, 1877 Bills and receipts for rent, interest, and cotton; business and legal correspondence pertaining to real estate and cotton sales.
Folder 262	Financial and legal papers, 1878 Receipts for meal, hams, coffee, bacon, and rye.
Folder 263	Financial and legal papers, 1878 Receipts for foodstuffs and a mare.
Folder 264	Financial and legal papers, 1878 Various receipts, account ledgers, and notes, one of which concerns J. G. B. Grimes.
Folder 265	Financial and legal papers, 1878 Receipts for cloth, clothing, silversmith repair, Raleigh Gas Light Company, postage box rental, subscriptions, and a medical bill.
Folder 266	Financial and legal papers, 1878 Receipts for repairs and household and building items, mostly from Raleigh, N.C., merchants and contractors.
Folder 267	Financial and legal papers, 1878 Receipts for taxes, wood, coal oil, and items related to cotton growing.
Folder 268	Financial and legal papers, 1878 Legal and business letters pertaining to contracts, building expansion and improvements, sewer lines, real estate, and furniture, of which one item concerns J. G. B. Grimes.
Folder 269	Financial and legal papers, 1878 Bills, receipts, deeds, leases, and account notes concerning rent, bank payments, sewer additions, loans, furniture and land in Greenville, and Raleigh, N.C.; an inventory of goods in the Exchange Hotel.
Folder 270	Financial and legal papers, 1879 Bills, receipts, notes, letters, and documentation concerning the Raleigh Cemetery Association, taxes, and real estate. One item concerns J. G. B. Grimes.
Folder 271	Financial and legal papers, 1880 Business notes to and from J. G. B. Grimes concerning cotton, real estate, and payments due.
Folder 272	Financial and legal papers, 1881 Business letters with McLean and Kendall Carriage Manufacturers of Wilmington, Del.; and a letter from a law firm to J. G. B. Grimes.
Folder 273	Financial and legal papers, 1882 Bills and receipts for a dog license, building improvements, and traveling expenses; business letters pertaining to real estate, cotton sales, payments, and the Yarborough Hotel; and appointment of power of attorney. Three of these items pertain to J. G. B. Grimes.
Folder 274	Financial and legal papers, 1883 Deeds for the sale of land in Raleigh and Buncombe and Wake Counties, N.C.; and documentation relating to the Yarborough House.
Folder 275	Financial and legal papers, 1883 Business and legal letters from Avon Farms, Pactolus, Raleigh, N.C., and New York City, concerning cotton, real estate, and expenses; and a receipt. One of these items pertains to J. G. B. Grimes.
Folder 276	Financial and legal papers, 1884-1886 Bills, receipts, and notices concerning the North Carolina State Agricultural Society, insurance, men's accessories, foodstuffs and medicines; a lease agreement; and two insurance policies covering J. G. B. Grimes.
Folder 277	Financial and legal papers, 1887 Lists of cattle; and bills, receipts, and notices concerning the bank and insurance policies.
Folder 278	Financial and legal papers, 1888 Bills, receipts, and notices concerning insurance policies, paving, taxes, loans, household fixtures, smithing equipment, and horseshoeing.
Folder 279	Financial and legal papers, 1889 Bills, receipts, and notices concerning insurance, repairs to the Yarborough House, sacks, tuition, and foodstuffs.
Folder 280	Financial and legal papers, 1890 Bills, receipts, and notices concerning insurance, taxes, spices, foodstuffs, and medical items.
Folder 281	Financial and legal papers, 1890 Bills, receipts, and notices concerning insurance, carriage repairs, natural gas, clothing and other items.
Folder 282	Financial and legal papers, 1891 Receipts for wood and coal, mostly from the firm of Andrews and Grimes.
Folder 283	Financial and legal papers, 1891 Bills and receipts for foodstuffs, clothing and related items, and carriage repairs.
Folder 284	Financial and legal papers, 1891 Bills, receipts, and business notes for subscriptions, stable fees, writing supplies, foodstuffs, household repairs, and coal; and a bill of lading.
Folder 285	Financial and legal papers, 1891 Bills and receipts for natural gas, ice cream, fuel, clothing, and repairs to the Yarborough House; a lease agreement; and a deed for real estate sales.
Folder 286	Financial and legal papers, 1891 Bills and receipts for fuel, taxes, and newspaper subscriptions; bank deposit slips; and various notes concerning the firm of Andrews and Grimes.
Folder 287	Financial and legal papers, 1891 Bills, receipts, and notices concerning insurance and cotton.
Folder 288	Financial and legal papers, 1892 Bills, receipts, and notices concerning insurance, wages, clothing, repairs, and interest; an inventory of stock and implements on Avon Farms; a legal agreement.
Folder 289	Financial and legal papers, 1893 Bills, receipts, notices, correspondence, and policies concerning insurance and leases; and a list of livestock and implements at Yankee Hall.
Folder 290	Financial and legal papers, 1894 Correspondence pertaining to the Yarborough House, improvement of sewage lines, cotton, and business agreements; receipts for interest payments and taxes; and account sheets covering farm expenses.
Folder 291	Financial and legal papers, 1894 Lease agreement covering the Yarborough House; deed covering timber sales; documentation concerning the estate of William Grimes and sewage improvements.
Folder 292	Financial and legal papers, 1895 Bills and receipts concerning insurance.
Folder 293	Financial and legal papers, 1895 Bills and receipts for taxes, interest, and carriage repairs; loan agreements; ledger sheet covering debits and credits on Avon Farms and Yankee Hall.
Folder 294	Financial and legal papers, 1895 Bill of lading for cotton; correspondence discussing the value of Avon Farms; agreements related to Avon Farms; and legal documentation concerning the estate of William Grimes.
Folder 295	Financial and legal papers, 1896 Correspondence and a bill related to inspection of the Yarborough House; receipts, statements, and notes concerning mortgage and interest payments.
Folder 296	Financial and legal papers, 1896 Correspondence, bills and receipts concerning repairs to the Yarborough House; lease agreements covering the Yarborough House; loan statements.
Folder 297	Financial and legal papers, 1896 Bills and receipts covering insurance.
Folder 298	Financial and legal papers, 1897 Bills and receipts covering insurance and loans.
Folder 299	Financial and legal papers, 1898 Bills and receipts concerning insurance, loans, and building repairs; and correspondence concerning laying sewer pipes.
Folder 300	Financial and legal papers, 1899 Bills and receipts for building repairs, much of which is related to the Yarborough House; and banking documentation concerning loans and interest payments.
Folder 301	Financial and legal papers, 1899 Correspondence concerning the case of Davenport v. Grimes and the laying of water pipes.
Folder 302	Financial and legal papers, 1899 Legal agreements and memos concerning the Yarborough House and laying water pipes; and a list of improvements, with the costs, completed on the Yarborough House.
Folder 303	Financial and legal papers, 1899 Bills, receipts, notices, and correspondence concerning insurance.
Folder 304	Financial and legal papers, 1900 Bills, receipts, notices, and correspondence concerning insurance.
Folder 305	Financial and legal papers, 1901-1902 Bills, receipts, and correspondence concerning insurance; and legal agreement between Elizabeth Grimes and her son, William Grimes, concerning real estate.
Folder 306	Financial and legal papers, 1903 Bills and receipts concerning insurance and repairs to the Yarborough House; notes on the land around Yankee Hall; and a notice appointing Walter H. Grimes the power of attorney of Elizabeth Grimes's property.
Folder 307	Financial and legal papers, 1904-1905 Bills and receipts concerning insurance.
Folder 308	Financial and legal papers, 1906-1907 Bills, notes, and receipts concerning insurance and the Yarborough House.
Folder 309	Financial and legal papers, 1908-1909, 1914 Bills, receipts, and correspondence concerning insurance; a loan agreement; and a bill for Irish potatoes.
Folder 310	Financial and legal papers, Undated A letter to William Grimes concerning land in Pitt County, N.C.; a note listing the taxable real estate of William Grimes; a diagram showing the water flow of an unknown river; list of debts to be paid from insurance; and survey maps.

Expand/collapse Series 4. Other Papers, circa 1820-1925.

Approximately 260 items.

Arrangement: first by type, then chronologically.

Expand/collapse Subseries 4.1. W. W. Myers in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land Materials, July 1867-September 1868.

Approximately 170 items.

Dr. Myers, a white doctor, served in the U. S. Army as Acting Assistant Surgeon in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land in its medical facilities at Wilmington, N.C. Rufus Craig was a Black nurse or attendent who had been hired by Myers.

The letters, printed orders, circulars, invoices, rosters, and records are concerned with hiring freedmen employees, ordering supplies, consuming medicines, and submitting reports. There are also weekly reports of a freedman who was sick. The correspondence originated from Washington, DC; New Bern, Raleigh, and Wilmington, N.C.; Charleston, S.C.; and Richmond and Petersburg, Va. This material is filed first by type and then chronologically.

Folder 311	W. W. Myers, July-November 1867 Handwritten correspondence and printed circular letters from and to Dr. Myers. These items cover the procedures for ordering supplies and changes in the chain-of-command.
Folder 312	W. W. Myers, December 1867 Correspondence from and to Dr. Myers covering supplies and submitting reports.
Folder 313	W. W. Myers, January-March 1868 Handwritten correspondence and printed circular letters to Dr. Myers. This material is a discussion of vouchers, accounts, the chain-of-command, persons hired, and lists of the Bureau's officers in North Carolina.
Folder 314	W. W. Myers, April-June 1868 Circulars, form letters, and correspondence to Dr. Myers. This material is a discussion of vouchers, letters from a doctor in New Bern, N.C., and lists of the Bureau's officers in North Carolina.
Folder 315	W. W. Myers, July 1867-March 1868 Contracts between Dr. Myers and Rufus Craig concerning employment. Also, reports and receipt rolls covering the length of service and salaries of Rufus Craig, Ephiam Williams, and Alexander Williams as nurses/ attendants.
Folder 316	W. W. Myers, April-September 1868 Employment and reports of Rufus Craig.
Folder 317	W. W. Myers, November 1867-February 1868 Weekly reports of a freedman who was sick at Hogan Dispensary in Wilmington, N.C.
Folder 318	W. W. Myers, March-June 1868 Weekly reports of a freedman who was sick.
Folder 319	W. W. Myers, July-September 1868 Weekly reports of a freedman who was sick.
Folder 320	W. W. Myers, December 1867-September 1868
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3357/1	W. W. Myers, monthly hospital reports
Folder 321	W. W. Myers, October 1867-June 1868 Invoices, requisitions, bills of lading, and packing lists for hospital supplies, foodstuffs, and medicines.
Folder 322	W. W. Myers, December 1867-September 1868 Invoices, requisitions, bills of lading, and packing lists for hospital supplies, foodstuffs, and medicines.

Expand/collapse Subseries 4.2. Miscellaneous Items, 1832-1947.

Approximately 110 items.

Arrangement: by subject.

Various items, including charts, administrative instructions, family histories, speeches, poems, newspaper clippings, and quarter-master's papers that concern the activities of members of the Grimes and related families.

Folder 323	Miscellaneous items Accounts of the Grimes family history; a handwritten list of the members of the Blount family compiled by Olivia Blount Grimes in 1947; a genealogical chart of the Blount family, starting with the family members who flourished in the mid-1700s; additional material concerning the Richard Grist family that flourished between 1800 and 1850, the Blount family, and a poem apparently written by Walter Hanrahan.
Folder 324	Bryan Grimes Sr., circa 1855-1860 Various items relating to Bryan Grimes Sr., including directions to overseers and copies of newspaper clippings telling of his death.
Folder 325	William Grimes, 1862-1874 Various items pertaining to William Grimes, including his one-day service in the Confederate Army, discharge, pardon, and honorary membership in the Raleigh Light Infantry.
Folder 326	J. G. B. Grimes, 1854-1933 Various items relating to J. G. B. Grimes, including his pardon, death notices, and a speech he may have given in 1854 at the University of North Carolina before the graduating class.
Folder 327	J. G. B. Grimes, 1861-1864 Various official reports and forms signed by Captain J. G. B. Grimes when he served in the 4th North Carolina Regiment during the Civil War. The documentation covers items needing replacement, new issues, gear related to transportation, and muster rolls.
Folder 328	Reports of Captain J. G. B. Grimes
Folder 329	Bryan Grimes Jr., circa 1850-1880 Various items concerning the life, Civil War career, and death of General Bryan Grimes Jr. including copies of newspaper clippings, fliers, and a handwritten copy of a poem possibly written by Grimes.
Folder 330	Miscellaneous, 1823-1863 Various unrelated items, including instructions for Nathan G. Blount's Steel Saw Gin in Kinston, N.C.; a detailed map of Charleston, S.C., circa 1863, possibly drawn by Alonzo H. Mansfield; an 1817 University of North Carolina diploma awarded to William H. Harding (see OPF-3357/1); three hand-drawn patterns; and the commission of William H. Hardin in the North Carolina state militia, dated 3 January 1823.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3357/1	University of North Carolina diploma awarded to William H. Harding, 1817

Expand/collapse Series 5. Volumes, 1827-1904 and undated.

82 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Expand/collapse Subseries 5.1. Volumes, 1827-1864.

38 volumes.

Account books, ledger books, notebooks, studbooks, albums, recipe books, memorandum books, and bank books belonging to the Grimes family. Among these items are accounts of the Kennedy and Hanrahan estates; the Grimes family plantations; albums owned by John Gray Blount Grimes; business records of William Grimes relating to his concerns in Raleigh; and account books kept by a housewife living near Raleigh.

Folder 331	Volume 1: 1827-1859 Accounts of Bryan Grimes Sr. as guardian of the estate of John Kennedy (children: John T., Warren, Ann E., Mary T., and Susan T. Kennedy), 1827-1839; estate of A. Grimes (children: Mary Bryan and Sarah Ann Williams), 1830-1838; and estate of John Singletary (children: Richard, George, and Thomas C. Singletary), 1845-1859. 51 pp.
Folder 332	Volume 2: 1830-1840 List of notes belonging to Sarah A. G. Williams, with Bryan Grimes Sr. acting as guardian. 3 pp.
Folder 333	Volume 3: 1836 List of expenses. 35 pp.
Folder 334	Volume 4: 1837-1846 List of notes of Thomas Hanrahan. 20 pp.
Folder 335	Volume 5: 1837-1859 Plantation records of Yankee Hall, Grimesland, and Avon in Pitt County, and also of Rose Bay, Jericho, and Pungo. These accounts include Black workers hired, yields of feedstuffs, animal husbandry, turpentine processing, fish caught, funds from Washington toll bridge, and overseer's wages; expenditures on children of Bryan Grimes Sr., 1840-1854. 122 pp.
Folder 336	Volume 6: 1839-1849 List of notes belonging to Thomas Hanrahan. 16 pp.
Folder 337	Volume 7: 1840 Cash paid for crops and a list of expenditures. 61 pp.
Folder 338	Volume 8: 1841 List of fish caught (mostly shad), and list of books. 24 pp.
Folder 339	Volume 9: 1842-1843 Account book of William Grimes for Yankee Hall plantation, including crop production records and a list of expenditures.
Folder 340	Volume 10: 1842-1846 List of notes belonging to Thomas Hanrahan.
Folder 341	Volume 11: 1842-1850 List of notes. 12 pp.
Folder 342	Volume 12: 1842-1851 List of notes belonging to Thomas Hanrahan.
Folder 343	Volume 13: 1842-1857 List of notes concerning Thomas Hanrahan.
Folder 344	Volume 14: 1845-1852 List of notes belonging to Thomas Hanrahan. 27 pp.
Folder 345	Volume 15: 1845-1852 List of notes belonging to Thomas Hanrahan. 25 pp.
Folder 346	Volume 16: 1849-1854 List of notes belonging to Thomas Hanrahan. 26 pp.
Folder 347	Volume 17: 1849-1860 Account book of notes, bonds, stocks, and cash, which seems to have belonged to the estate Bryan Grimes Sr. 13 pp.
Folder 348	Volume 18: 1850s-1860s Notebook belonging to William Grimes, listing state bonds and notes. 22 pp.
Folder 349	Volume 19: 1851-1859 Bank book belonging to Thomas Hanrahan, including list of enslaved people. 10 pp.
Folder 350	Volume 20: 1852 Account book of William Grimes, covering the expenditures of Head of Pungo Plantation. 4 pp.
Folder 351	Volume 21: 1852-1858 Account book belonging to William Grimes, covering traveling expenses, clothing, postage fees, and other expenditures. 41 pp.
Folder 352	Volume 22: 1853-1887 List of state bonds belonging to William Grimes. 13 pp.
Folder 353	Volume 23: 1854 List of notes belonging to Thomas Hanrahan. 26 pp.
Folder 354	Volume 24: 1854 Autograph album of John Gray Blount Grimes (1834-1909), University of North Carolina class of 1854, containing only one message, from James Cathcart Johnston Jr. This volume also has a frontispiece and five engravings of vases and flowers, all of which are handcolored.
Folder 355	Volume 25: 1854 Autograph album of Joseph Adolphus Engelhard (1832-1879), University of North Carolina class of 1854, containing the autographs of about 150 members of the classes of 1854, 1855, 1856, and 1857, with some biographical data. This book was presented to J. G. B. Grimes by Mrs. J. A. Engelhard. It appears that Grimes has penciled in some additional information about a number of students.
Folder 356	Volume 26: 1854 Album of engravings of the University of North Carolina class of 1854 (without front end papers, frontispiece or title page), containing about 55 engraved portraits, owned by J. G. B. Grimes.
Folder 357	Volume 27: circa 1854 A book of remedies and recipes, handwritten and clippings. Some pages dated 1860 and 1870s, owned by J. G. B. Grimes. 6 pp.
Folder 358	Volume 28: 1854-1857 Notebook of debts, mortgages, and trusts. 20 pp.
Folder 359	Volume 29: 1854-1857 List of notes belonging to by Thomas Hanrahan, with Bryan Grimes Sr. as guardian. 19 pp.
Folder 360	Volume 30: 1854-1857 List of notes belonging to Thomas Hanrahan, with Bryan Grimes Sr. as guardian. 19 pp.
Folder 361	Volume 31: 1854-1861 Notebook concerning Thomas Hanrahan. 12 pp.
Folder 362	Volume 32: 1855-1863 Record book of notes, bonds, and other intangible assets belonging to William Grimes (as copied by Pulaski Cowper in 1863). 17 pp.
Folder 363	Volume 33: 1855-1851 List of notes, inventory of notes belonging to William Grimes from the estate of William Hanrahan, and letter pertaining to Ransom Buck's debt. 106 pp.
Folder 364	Volume 34: 1858-1862 Notebook listing bonds belonging to William Grimes. 38 pp.
Folder 365	Volume 35: 1858-1863 Notebook listing of bonds and notes belonging to William Grimes. 18 pp.
Folder 366	Volume 36: 1858-1863 Account book of notes, bonds, and other intangibles belonging to William Grimes (as copied by Pulaski Cowper in 1866). 13 pp.
Folder 367	Folder 37: 1859 Notebook of personal expenditures belonging to William Grimes. 5 pp.
Folder 368	Volume 38: 1860-1864 Memorandum book belonging to William Grimes with list of enslaved people and values assigned to them; tuition paid in 1864, and amounts owed by William and Bryan Grimes for school and poor taxes. 120 pp.

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44 volumes.

Account books and other volumes belonging to the Grimes family. Included are payroll accounts, cotton production records, and farming expenses for the Grimes family plantations Oregon Farms, Avon Farm, and Yankee Hall; studbooks for Jersey cattle at the Spring Hill Dairy; and accounts for household items and foodstuffs.

Folder 369	Volume 39: 1867 Account book covering Oregon Farms, Pitt County, belonging to Walter Grimes. 9 pp.
Folder 370	Volume 40: 1867-1869, 1880 W.C. and R.R.R. account book belonging to Mr. and Mrs. John G. Justice, including shipping fees, foodstuffs, and tobacco and salt prices. 110 pp.
Folder 371	Volume 41: 1870-1871 Account book belonging to William Grimes, concerning Yankee Hall payroll and list of notes. 38 pp.
Folder 372	Volume 42: 1870-1872 Account book belonging to William Grimes, covering Avon Farm, Pitt County. 18 pp.
Folder 373	Volume 43: 1871 Account book belonging to Oregon Farm, Pitt County. 15 pp.
Folder 374	Volume 44: 1871 Account book belonging to William Grimes, concerning business with W. C. and A. B. Stronach. 12 pp.
Folder 375	Volume 45: 1871 Account book belonging to William Grimes, concerning payrolls. 34 pp.
Folder 376	Volume 46: 1871 Account book belonging to William Grimes, concerning payrolls. 27 pp.
Folder 377	Volume 47: 1872 Account book belonging to William Grimes,listing small debts and debtors. 37 pp.
Folder 378	Volume 48: 1873 Record book belonging to William Grimes, listing cotton production records and pounds harvested per picker. 25 pp.
Folder 379	Volume 49: 1873-1874 Record books of personal and real property and expenses of William Grimes. 25 pp.
Folder 380	Volume 50: 1874 Account book belonging to William Grimes. 27 pp.
Folder 381	Volume 51: 1877-1879 Account book of minor transactions, belonging to an unidentified person. About 180 pp.
Folder 382	Volume 52: 1878 Notebook belonging to William Grimes, listing hours worked by employees. 46 pp.
Folder 383	Volume 53: 1878-1883 Account book, probably belonging to William Grimes, covering pounds of cotton harvested per picker, acres planted, expenses for feedstuffs, foodstuffs, and expenses covering cotton production. 51 pp.
Folder 384	Volume 54: 1880-1887 Studbook and list of cattle on Oregon Farm, most likely belonging to William Grimes, with related news clippings. 71 pp.
Folder 385	Volume 55: 1881 Account book belonging to William Grimes, covering payroll records at Oregon Farm. 32 pp.
Folder 386	Folder number not used
Oversize Volume SV-3357/56	Volume 56: 1881-1883 Account book for farming expenses, probably belonging to William Grimes, covering production records and wages paid. (Patrick J. O'Neill, overseer.) 331 pp.
Folder 387	Volume 57: 1881-1884 Account book of Elizabeth Grimes. About 60 pp.
Folder 388	Volume 58: 1882-1883 Account book and loose papers of debts owed by laborers, segregated by race. Debts concern money, foodstuffs, clothes and medicines. It also contains labor records, cost of peanut crops, and a farm journal covering sharecropping agreements. About 50 pp.
Folder 389	Volume 59: 1882-1889 Studbooks for Jersey cattle belonging to William Grimes on Spring Hill Dairy on Oregon Farm. It also includes milk records and gestation lists. 50 pp.
Folder 390	Volume 60: 1882-1889 Studbook for Jersey Cattle of Spring Hill. 48 pp.
Folder 391	Volume 61: 1887 Account book of Oregon Farm, including transactions with a druggist, blacksmith, and harness maker. (Patrick J. O'Neill, overseer). 10 pp.
Folder 392	Volume 62: 1887-1892 Account book belonging to J. G. B. Grimes, covering various household and personal items. There is also a subheading for Helen Olivia Grimes. 120 pp.
Folder 393	Volume 63: 1888 Account book belonging to William Grimes, covering deposits made to the Bank of Washington, N.C.
Folder 394	Volume 64: 1888, 1890 Jersey cattle handbook of Spring Hill Dairy on Oregon Farm belonging to William Grimes [1, 24-37, 140, 150-151] pp. Also accounts of the Yarborough House, Raleigh, N.C., and the Capitol Club, [41-42] pp; theatrical notes and a play (author unknown) for the Raleigh Amateurs [45-52, 57-69] pp.
Folder 395	Volume 65: 1889 Ledger book, probably belonging to Walter Hanrahan Grimes, listing the accounts of farm expenses and wages paid (John Jacob Buffalo, Raleigh, N.C., may have been the overseer). 47 pp.
Folder 396	Volume 66: 1889 Ledger book belonging to W.B. Grimes, listing wages paid laborers on Oregon Farm. 24 pp.
Folder 397	Folder number not used
Oversize Volume SV-3357/67	Volume 67: 1889-1890 Account book of Andrews and Grimes, Raleigh, N.C. This ledger contains transactions with a number of local businesses concerning feed and fuel. There is also a folder of 13 loose items related to the firm. About 375 pp.
Folder 398	Volume 68: 1891 Notebook of miscellaneous matters, including reading and cooking, kept in an 1872 diary, owned by E.(?) Justice, apparently a woman. About 20 pp.
Folder 399	Folder number not used
Oversize Volume SV-3357/69	Volume 69: 1891 Account book of Andrews and Grimes, Raleigh, N.C. This ledger contains transactions for fuel and feed.
Folder 400	Volume 70: 1897 Account book for household items and foodstuffs. 40 pp.
Folder 401	Volume 71: 1897-1898 Account book for household items and foodstuffs. 41 pp.
Folder 402	Volume 72: 1898-1899 Account book for household items and foodstuffs. 88 pp.
Folder 403	Volume 73: 1899-1900 Account book for household items and foodstuffs. 118 pp.
Folder 404	Volume 74: 1900-1901 Account book for household items and foodstuffs. 125 pp.
Folder 405	Volume 75: 1901-1902 Account book for household items and foodstuffs. 100 pp.
Folder 406	Volume 76: 1902-1904 Account book for household items and foodstuffs. About 125 pp.
Folder 407	Volume 77: Undated Account book recording the amount of cotton picked. 29 pp.
Folder 408	Volume 78: Undated Weekly time book kept by William Grimes for employees. 40 pp.
Folder 409	Volume 79: Undated Account book for hardware, books, clothing, and foodstuffs. 10 pp.
Folder 410	Volume 80: Undated Account book for expenses and notes due. 14 pp.
Folder 411	Volume 81: Undated Weekly time book kept by William Grimes for employees. 41 pp.
Folder 412	Volume 82: Undated Weekly time book kept by William Grimes for employees. 43 pp.

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Images, both negative and positive, of members of the Grimes family and their residences in Raleigh and Grimesland. The family member photographs and engravings are of William; Bryan Jr.; Elizabeth Hanrahan; and Bryan Grimes Sr.

Image Folder PF-3357/1	Photograph of William and Bryan Grimes Jr., circa 1850
	Photograph of William Grimes Sr., circa 1855
	Photograph of Elizabeth Hanrahan Grimes, circa 1855
	Photograph of William and Bryan Grimes Jr., circa 1868
	Engraving of William Grimes, circa 1875
	Stereograph of the main house at Grimesland, Pitt County, N.C., circa 1885
	Photographs of 421 Halifax Street, Raleigh, N.C., circa 1933
	Negative and positive of unknown house, undated

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Collection Number: 03357 Collection Title: Grimes Family Papers, 1713-1947

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Expand/collapse Series 1. Correspondence, 1820-1895, and undated.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.1. Letters from Major General Bryan Grimes Jr., 1860-1865, 1868, and undated.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.2. Reports and Accounts of Overseers, 1860-1878.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.3. General Correspondence, 1820-1940 and undated.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.3.1. General Correspondence, 1820-1866.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.3.2. General Correspondence, 1867-1940 1867-1940 and undated.

Expand/collapse Series 1A. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1839-1947 (Addition of August 2011).

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Expand/collapse Series 2. Estate Papers, 1792-1860.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1. Estate of John Singeltary, 1831-1860.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.2. Estate of John Kennedy, 1825-1839.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.3. Estates of Thomas and Walter Hanrahan, 1792-1859.

Collection Number: 03357

Collection Title: Grimes Family Papers, 1713-1947