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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 180 items) |
Abstract | John Kincaid (died circa 1869) of Burke County, N.C., was a planter and business man. He served as justice of the peace for Burke County and as agent of a gold mine company. Andrew Jackson Corpening (1818-1904) was the administrator of John Kincaid's estate. His brother was John E. Corpening (fl. 1852-1879) of Caldwell County, N.C. The collection includes scattered bills, receipts, notes, deeds, and other legal papers of John Kincaid, papers of Andrew Jackson Corpening, and general merchandise daybooks, 1852-1897, of John E. Corpening. |
Creator | Corpening (Family : Caldwell County, N.C.)
Kincaid (Family : Burke County, N.C.) |
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; Nancy Kaiser, January 2021
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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John Kincaid (d. circa 1869) of Burke County, N.C., was a planter and business man. He served as justice of the peace for Burke County and as agent of a gold mine company.
Andrew Jackson Corpening (1818-1904) was the administrator of John Kincaid's estate. His brother was John E. Corpening (fl. 1852-1879) of Caldwell County, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered bills, receipts, notes, deeds, and other legal papers of John Kincaid; papers of Andrew Jackson Corpening as administrator of Kincaid's estate; and three general merchandise daybooks, 1852-1897, of John E. Corpening, Caldwell County, N.C.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Introductory material |
Folder 2 |
1761, 1820-1827 |
Folder 3 |
1830-1832 |
Folder 4 |
1835-1836 |
Folder 5 |
1837-1839 |
Folder 6 |
1860-1866 |
Folder 7 |
1867-1869 |
Folder 8 |
1870-1887 |
Folder 9-15
Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15 |
Bills and receipts |
Folder 16 |
Fragments and clippings |
Folder 17 |
Volume 1: Daybook, 1852-1862 |
Folder 18 |
Folder number not used |
Oversize Volume SV-178/2 |
Volume 2: Daybook, 1854-1901 |
Folder 19 |
Volume 3: Daybook, 1869-1880 |