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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 360 items) |
Abstract | Samuel Thompson (fl. 1781-1826) was a farmer of Orange County, N.C. The collection contains papers of Thompson and his family, mainly Civil War letters of Joseph, David, and John to their mother Eliza, father Solomon, and sister Mary, including letters written from prison and hospitals. Joseph was captain and quartermaster of the 23rd Mississippi Regiment in Tennesee, Missippippi, and Alabama, and a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio in 1862. His brother David, 27th North Carolina Regiment, was stationed in eastern North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Their brother John, 31st North Carolina Regiment, was in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Mississippi. Other papers include correspondence, deeds, and receipts, 1769-1831, of Samuel Thompson and his family; and letters from Joseph S. Thompson when he was a teacher in Tennessee and Mississippi, 1857-1861. |
Creator | Thompson, Samuel, fl. 1781-1826. |
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: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2011; Nancy Kaiser, May 2021
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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Samuel Thompson (fl. 1781-1826) was a farmer of Orange County, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection contains papers of Thompson and his family, mainly Civil War letters of Joseph, David, and John to their mother Eliza, father Solomon, and sister Mary, including letters written from prison and hospitals. Joseph was captain and quartermaster of the 23rd Mississippi Regiment in Tennesee, Missippippi, and Alabama, and a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio in 1862. His brother David, 27th North Carolina Regiment, was stationed in eastern North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Their brother John, 31st North Carolina Regiment, was in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Mississippi. Other papers include correspondence, deeds, and receipts, 1769-1831, of Samuel Thompson and his family; and letters from Joseph S. Thompson when he was a teacher in Tennessee and Mississippi, 1857-1861.
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Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1769-1797 |
Folder 2 |
1800-1831 |
Folder 3 |
1850-1859 |
Folder 4 |
1860 |
Folder 5 |
1861 |
Folder 6 |
January-June 1862 |
Folder 7 |
July-December 1862 |
Folder 8 |
January-June 1863 |
Folder 9 |
July-December 1863 |
Folder 10 |
January-March 1864 |
Folder 11 |
April-May 1864 |
Folder 12 |
June-August 1864 |
Folder 13 |
September-December 1864 |
Folder 14 |
January-April 1865 |
Folder 15 |
May-December 1865 |
Folder 16 |
Undated |
Reel M-540/1 |
Microfilm |
Microfilm (M-540/1)
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