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Size | About 30 items |
Abstract | George William Swepson was the treasurer of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad and president of the western division of the Western North Carolina Railroad. The collection includes legal proceedings and correspondence in the case of North Carolina versus Swepson and Littlefield, a Reconstruction railroad fraud in which Swepson was involved with General Milton Smith Littlefield (1830-1899). |
Creator | Swepson, Geo. W. (George William), 1811-1883. |
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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George William Swepson (1811-1883) was the treasurer of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad; and president of the western division of the Western North Carolina Railroad.
Back to TopThe collection includes legal proceedings and correspondence in the case of North Carolina versus Swepson and Littlefield, a Reconstruction railroad fraud in which George William Swepson was involved with General Milton Smith Littlefield (1830-1899). Items include certified copies of briefs, order of certiorari, the opinion of Judge W. B. Radman, a list of state's witnesses, and letters about the case.
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Original finding aid |
1868-1877 |
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Folder 2 |
1878-1882 |