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Size | 8 items |
Abstract | Augustus Summerfield Merrimon was a United States Senator, 1874-1879, and chief justice, 1889-1892, of North Carolina. The collection includes diaries, 1850-1851 and 1853, while Merrimon was a student as the Asheville Male Academy and while studying law at Asheville, N.C., including comments on fellow law student Zebulon Baird Vance; record of judgements, 1859-1863, in cases in which Merrimon was attorney; and docket of cases, 1868, he argued before the North Carolina Supreme Court. |
Creator | Merrimon, Augustus Summerfield, 1830-1892. |
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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Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (1830-1892) was a United States Senator, 1874-1879, and chief justice, 1889-1892, of North Carolina.
Back to TopThe collection includes diaries, 1850-1851 and 1853, while Merrimon was a student as the Asheville Male Academy and while studying law at Asheville, N.C., including comments on fellow law student Zebulon Baird Vance; record of judgements, 1859-1863, in cases in which Merrimon was attorney; and docket of cases, 1868, he argued before the North Carolina Supreme Court. There are also a few speeches, letters, and other items, 1850-1876.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1851-1876 |
Folder 2 |
Volume 1: Diary, 1850 |
Folder 3 |
Volume 2: Diary, 1850-1851 |
Folder 4 |
Volume 3: Diary, 1853 |
Folder 5 |
Volume 4: Judgment memorandum book, 1859-1863 |
Folder 6 |
Volume 5: Trial docket, 1868 |