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| Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 150 items) |
| Abstract | Letters and other papers collected by William E. Uzzell of Atlanta, Ga. Included are the following: five letters, 1857, from David Bisset, Weldon, N.C., and Anderson, S.C., about railroad construction; Chatham County, N.C., legal documents, 1787-1822; letters from [I?] J. Howe, a Confederate soldier from South Carolina, and others about conditions at Camp Guerrin, S.C., and other Confederate and Union camps; letters from prisoners at Point Lookout, Md.; family and financial letters and other items, 1854-1880, of Daniel W. Jordan, a South Carolina planter; letters, 1840-1845, concerning tobacco processing in Lynchburg, Va.; letters, 1872-1901, to J. M. Sykes of Oxford, N.C., about Republican Party activities and other matters; and a diary kept by William Uzzell during the University of North Carolina's "Transcontinental Student Tour" of 1930. |
| Creator | Uzzell, William E., b. 1899, collector. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Letters and other papers collected by William E. Uzzell of Atlanta, Ga. Included are the following: five letters, 1857, from David Bisset, Weldon, N.C., and Anderson, S.C., about railroad construction; Chatham County, N.C., legal documents, 1787-1822; letters from [I?] J. Howe, a Confederate soldier from South Carolina, and others about conditions at Camp Guerrin, S.C., and other Confederate and Union camps; letters from prisoners at Point Lookout, Md.; family and financial letters and other items, 1854-1880, of Daniel W. Jordan, a South Carolina planter; letters, 1840-1845, concerning tobacco processing in Lynchburg, Va.; letters, 1872-1901, to J. M. Sykes of Oxford, N.C., about Republican Party activities and other matters; and a diary kept by William Uzzell during the University of North Carolina's "Transcontinental Student Tour" of 1930.
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William E. Uzzell Collection, 1787-1949.
| Folder 1 |
Bissett, David: Letters, 1857Five letters, 1857, from David Bisset in Weldon, North Carolina, and Anderson, South Carolina, to Beverly Winson, chiefly concerning railroad construction. |
| Folder 2 |
Chatham County legal documents, 1787-1822Deeds, warrants, and other Chatham County legal documents, 1787-1822. |
| Folder 3 |
Camp Guerrin, S.C., letters, January-May 1862Ten letters, January-May 1862, written by [I.?] J. Howe (see also folder 5) while at Camp Guerrin, updating his family on his condition. |
| Folder 4 |
Point Lookout, Md., letters, 1863-1864Seven letters, 1863-1864, written by prisoners-of-war at the federal prison at Point Lookout, chiefly to Virginia Emerson, probably in Virginia. The letters ask for money, clothes, and other necessities. |
| Folder 5 |
Other Civil War Letters, 1861-1863Seven letters, 1861-1863, from soldiers telling their families about camp conditions. Three of the letters are from [I.?] J. Howe, a Confederate soldier from South Carolina, writing from James Island, South Carolina, and near Richmond, Virginia. The other four are from Federal soldiers writing from Camp Barnes and Camp Hicks, both apparently in Maryland, from Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, and from Camp [P?]itcher, location unknown. Also included is a federal medical discharge, 1863, and a "Monthly Return of Clothing.." report from Co. G, 160th New York Volunteers, October 1865, issued at Savannah, Georgia. |
| Folder 6 |
Jordan, Daniel W.: Letters, 1854-1880Fifteen letters, 1854-1880, and some financial material relating to Jordan, a South Carolina planter, who is addressed at both Georgetown and Little River, or other members of his family, including daughters who went to school in North Carolina. |
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Folder 7Folder 8 |
Miscellaneous letters, 1827-1845 and 1846-1909About thirty letters, 1827-1909, chiefly relating to personal or business matters. Included are the following items: Letter, 22 April 1840, George Tuthill of Pennsylvania to William Stone of Massachusetts, expressing concern that the election of Benjamin Harrison may jeopardize the abolitionist movement. Correspondence, 1840-1845, between Jane and C. W. Winfree, concerning tobacco manufacture in Lynchburg, Virginia, and other matters. Letter, 13 June 1845, R. H. Morrison, a Davidson College (Davidson, N. C.) professor, to James Morrow, a Davidson alumnus and Philadelphia medical student. Morrison urged Morrow to practice medicine in the South, where he saw a shortage of doctors. Letter, 14 April 1855, from Samuel Roston in Independence, Missouri, commenting on a pro-slavery election victory in the Kansas Territory. |
| Folder 9 |
Miscellaneous financial and legal itemsChiefly receipts, April 1903, of Mary Dunning, M. D., of Newburgh, New York. Also included are a few deeds and other items. |
| Folder 10 |
Pension claimsMaterial relating to attempts by Peter Kniff and Cornelius Simpson, both of Orange County, New York, to obtain invalid pensions for disabilities received during the Civil War. |
| Folder 11 |
Smith-Nelson family typescript"More 'Sidelights' in the Smith-Nelson Family," apparently of central North Carolina, four-page typescript by George Frederick Smith. |
| Folder 12 |
"Summer School on Wheels"Typed diary, about twenty-five pages, kept by William E. Uzzell during the University of North Carolina's Transcontinental Student Tour of 1930. |
| Folder 13 |
Sykes, J. M.: Letters, 1872-1901; and campaign literature, circa 1890About twenty-five letters, 1872-1901, chiefly to Sykes, of Oxford, North Carolina, relating to business interests and to the Republican Party. Several pieces of campaign literature, circa 1890, also appear. |
| Image P-4276/1 |
John B. Royster, murder suspect, circa 1891 |
| Image P-4276/2 |
Members of UNC class of 1899 with others, 1949 |
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