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Size | 25 items |
Abstract | Haywood W. Guion was a lawyer of Lincolnton, N.C. The collection includes scattered correspondence dealing chiefly with legal business, but touching on personal affairs and politics. Also included are letters from John W. Guion while he was a student at the Bingham School, 1829, and the University of North Carolina, 1833; an undated petition to divide Lincoln County and establish a new county seat; a political speech written by Haywood Guion, circa 1840; and a student notebook, 1838, containing notes on the study of the law. |
Creator | Guion, Haywood Williams, 1814-1876. |
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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Haywood Williams Guion (fl. 1840-1860) was a lawyer of Lincolnton, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered correspondence dealing chiefly with legal business, but touching on personal affairs and politics. Also included are letters from John W. Guion while he was a student at the Bingham School, 1829, and the University of North Carolina, 1833; an undated petition to divide Lincoln County and establish a new county seat; a political speech written by Haywood Guion, circa 1840; and his student notebook, 1838, containing notes on the study of the law. One letter from John Guion describes travels to Europe. There are also a few broadsides announcing entertainment and the sale of slaves.
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Original finding aid |
Papers, 1801-1860 |
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Folder 2 |
Volume 1: Student notebook, 1838 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-296/1 |
Broadsides, undated |
Oversize papers (OPF-296/1).
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