Robert Howe Papers, 1776-1853.

Summary

Creator:
Howe, Robert, 1732-1786.
Abstract:

Robert Howe (1732-1786) was a major-general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. The collection includes papers of and about Howe, some of which are handwritten transcriptions and photostatic copies, including three letters from him concerning military affairs; papers pertaining to his court martial for evacuating Savannah, Ga.; and materials compiled about Howe and writings about him by Archibald Maclaine Hooper (1775-1853).

Extent:
120 items
Language:
Materials in English
Library Catalog Link:
View UNC library catalog record for this item

Background

Biographical / historical:

Robert Howe (1732-1786) was a major-general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as justice of the peace in Bladen and Brunswick counties, N.C., and member of the North Carolina Assembly.

Scope and content:

The collection includes papers of and about Robert Howe, some of which are handwritten transcriptions and photostatic copies, including three letters from him concerning military affairs; papers pertaining to his court martial for evacuating Savannah, Ga.; and materials compiled about Howe and writings about him by Archibald Maclaine Hooper (1775-1853).

Acquisition information:

Received from the North Carolina Historical Society, prior to 1940. Additional material transferred from the University of North Carolina Library Reference Room, June 1949, and from University Archives, March 1958.

Processing information:

Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2010; Nancy Kaiser, April 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.

Diacritics and other special characters have been omitted from this finding aid to facilitate keyword searching in web browsers.

Sensitive materials statement:

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

Access and use

Restrictions to access:

No restrictions. Open for research.

Restrictions to use:

No usage restrictions.

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], in the Robert Howe Papers, #358, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Location of this collection:
Louis Round Wilson Library
200 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Contact:
(919) 962-3765
wilsonlibrary@unc.edu