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Size | 6 items |
Abstract | W. W. Holden served as provisional governor of North Carolina in 1868 and as governor from 1868 to 1870. The collection includes miscellaneous correspondence of Holden including two letters, 1846, from Holden arranging speaking engagements for James Biddle Shepard, nominee of the Democratic Party for governor, and a form letter from Holden requesting information about Ku Klux Klan violence, 1870. |
Creator | Holden, W. W. (William Woods), 1818-1892. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Manuscripts Department Staff, April 2006
Encoded by: Jackie Dean, April 2006
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William Woods Holden was born in Hillsborough, N.C., in 1818. He served as provisional governor of North Carolina in 1868 and as governor from 1868 to 1870. He published and edited The Raleigh Standard from 1843 to 1868.
Back to TopThe collection includes miscellaneous correspondence of North Carolina governor W. W. Holden including two letters, 1846, from Holden arranging speaking engagements for James Biddle Shepard, nominee of the Democratic Party for governor, and a form letter from Holden requesting information about Ku Klux Klan violence, 1870.
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