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Size | About 30 items |
Abstract | David Carter was a planter of Hyde County, N.C. The collection includes letters received by Carter from his sons at Randolph-Macon College and the University of North Carolina, and from Virginia where they were serving with the Confederate army. Also included are a brief lumber record and soldier's memoranda book, and other miscellaneous letters. |
Creator | Carter, David, 1801-1862. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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David Carter (1801-1862) was a planter of Hyde County, N.C. His sons served in the Confederate army.
Back to TopThe collection includes letters received by Carter from his sons at Randolph-Macon College and the University of North Carolina, and from Virginia where they were serving with the Confederate army. Also included are a brief lumber record and a soldier's memoranda book, and other miscellaneous letters. Other correspondents include J. E. Short, B. R. Duval, George Mears, and Samuel J. Litchefield.
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