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Size | 5.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 350 items) |
Abstract | Sylvester Hassell, son of Cushing Biggs Hassell (1808-1880) and Mary Davis Hassell, was born in 1842 in Williamston, N.C. His father was a Baptist preacher and merchant in Williamston, Halifax, and Plymouth, N.C. Sylvester taught school at several academies; he was also a Primitive Baptist preacher. In 1895, he bought the Gospel Messenger, a monthly religious publication, and served as its editor until his death in 1928. Correspondence, volumes, and other items, chiefly 1910-1927, relating to matters of the Primitive Baptist Church in North Carolina and to the Gospel Messenger of which Hassell was editor. Included is an 1867 letter from David Lowry Swain, North Carolina governor and president of the University of North Carolina. Volumes include Hassell's diaries, 1870- 1928; accounts and subscription lists for the Gospel Messenger; and records of the Wilson Collegiate Institute and the Williamston Academy with which Hasselll was involved. There are also some materials relating to Cushing Biggs Hassell, including notes for an autobiography, circa 1840; antebellum account books and inventories from his time as a merchant at Williamston and other places in eastern North Carolina; and a record book of his tenure as Martin County, N.C., court clerk, 1839-1850. |
Creator | Hassell, Sylvester, 1842-1928. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Rebecca McCoy, May 1984; Roslyn Holdzkom, March 1995
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated: July 2019 (Folders 21-25, 41, 43 removed); Nancy Kaiser, November 2020.
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Sylvester Hassell, son of Cushing Biggs Hassell (1808-1880) and Mary Davis Hassell, was born in 1842 in Williamston, N.C. His father was a Baptist preacher and merchant in Williamston, Halifax, and Plymouth, N.C. Sylvester taught school at several academies; he was also a Primitive Baptist preacher. In 1895, he bought the Gospel Messenger, a monthly religious publication, and served as its editor until his death in 1928.
Back to TopCorrespondence, volumes, and other items, chiefly 1910-1927, relating to matters of the Primitive Baptist Church in North Carolina and to the Gospel Messenger of which Hassell was editor. Included is an 1867 letter from David Lowry Swain, North Carolina governor and president of the University of North Carolina. Volumes include Hassell's diaries, 1870- 1928; accounts and subscription lists for the Gospel Messenger; and records of the Wilson Collegiate Institute and the Williamston Academy with which Hasselll was involved. There are also some materials relating to Cushing Biggs Hassell, including notes for an autobiography, circa 1840; antebellum account books and inventories from his time as a merchant at Williamston and other places in eastern North Carolina; and a record book of his tenure as Martin County, N.C., court clerk, 1839-1850.
Back to TopPersonal and business correspondence, speeches, and religious tracts relating primarily to doctrinal matters and church affairs. Included is a letter, 14 July 1867, from David Lowry Swain, North Carolina governor and University of North Carolina president, promising to submit a proposal for Hassell to the University's board of trustees.
Folder 1 |
1847-1898 |
Folder 2 |
1901-1910 |
Folder 3 |
1911-March 1912 |
Folder 4 |
1-15 April 1912 |
Folder 5 |
16-30 April 1912 |
Folder 6 |
1913-1920 |
Folder 7 |
January-June 1921 |
Folder 8 |
July-November 1921 |
Folder 9 |
1922-1927 |
Folder 10-13
Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13 |
Undated |
Folder 14-15
Folder 14Folder 15 |
Bills and receipts |
Folder 16 |
Clippings |
Image P-321/1-2
P-321/1P-321/2 |
Photographs: 2 images of unidentified men, circa 1870-1900. |
Arrangement: chronological.