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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 320 items) |
Abstract | Edward Conigland was an Irish immigrant, lawyer, member of the North Carolina constitutional convention of 1865, and counsel for Governor William W. Holden at his impeachment, 1871. The collection contains, in part, microfilm versions and photocopies of primarily letters concerning politics, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and domestic life. They are from other lawyers, Roman Catholic churchman, and editors, but are mainly Conigland and Ezell family letters from Halifax county and Northampton county and Raleigh, N.C. Also included is the diary, 1861-1862, of Conigland's second wife, Mary Wyatt (Ezell) Conigland; speeches; clippings; and a biography of Conigland, literary writings, and reminiscences, 1899, by his daughter, Frances (Conigland) Farinholt. |
Creator | Conigland, Edward, 1819-1877. |
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, July 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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Edward Conigland (1819-1877) was an Irish immigrant, lawyer, member of the North Carolina constitutional convention of 1865, and counsel for Governor William W. Holden at his impeachment, 1871.
Conigland was married to Mary Eliza Tillery in 1847. In 1854 he was married to Mary Wyatt Ezell (fl. 1838-1866) of Northampton County, N.C. His daughter was Frances "Fanny" Conigland Faringholt (fl. 1890-1907).
Back to TopThe collection contains, in part, microfilm versions and photocopies of primarily letters of Edward Conigland concerning politics, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and domestic life. They are from other lawyers, Roman Catholic churchman, and editors, but are mainly Conigland and Ezell family letters from Halifax and Northampton counties and Raleigh, N.C. Also included is the diary, 1861-1862, of Conigland's second wife, Mary Wyatt (Ezell) Conigland; speeches; clippings; and a biography of Conigland, literary writings, and reminiscences, 1899, by his daughter, Frances (Conigland) Farinholt.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Biographical sketch |
Folder 2 |
1838-1848 |
Folder 3 |
1849-1852 |
Folder 4 |
1853-1856 |
Folder 5 |
1857-1860 |
Folder 6 |
1861-1863 |
Folder 7 |
1864-1866 |
Folder 8 |
1867-1869 |
Folder 9 |
1870-1871 |
Folder 10 |
1872-1873 |
Folder 11-12
Folder 11Folder 12 |
1874-1878 |
Folder 13 |
Undated |
Folder 14 |
Speeches |
Folder 15 |
Legal cases |
Folder 16 |
Clippings |
Folder 17 |
Partial typescript copy of Volume 1 |
Folder 18 |
Volume 1: Journal, Mary Wyatt Ezell, 1861-1862 |
Folder 19 |
Volume 2: Catholic World, November 1890Includes a story by Frances Conigland Farinholt |
Folder 20 |
Volume 3: Album, Mary Wyatt Ezell, 1853-1863 |
Folder 21 |
Volume 4: Scrapbook, Edward Conigland and Fanny Conigland Farinholt, 1845-1921Includes Edward Conigland's law licenses and clippings. There are also manuscript entries by Fannie Conigland Farinholt which include a biographical sketch of Edward Conigland, her own recollections, and an autobiography. |
Image Folder PF-859/1 |
Photographs |
Reel M-859/1 |
Microfilm |