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Abstract | William Bagley was a white college student who attended the University of North Carolina in the 1840s. The collection consists of two volumes containing handwritten copies Bagley made of letters he sent to family and friends, chiefly while he was a student at the University of North Carolina, 1843-1845, and when he related local news from Plymouth and Williamston, N.C., 1845-1850. Also included is a transcription of an acrostic poem composed by George Moses Horton, a Black poet who was enslaved by the Horton family of Chatham County, N.C. |
Creator | Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850. |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English |
Processed by: Staff, 1992
Encoded by: Peter Hymas, June 2005
Conscious Editing Work by: Nancy Kaiser, October 2020. Updated abstract, subject headings, biographical note, scope and content note, and container list.
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William Bagley was a white college student who attended the University of North Carolina in the 1840s.
George Moses Horton, a Black poet, was born into slavery in Northampton County, North Carolina, around 1798. He was originally enslaved to William Horton, later inherited by William's son, James Horton, and eventually bequeathed to William's grandson, Hall Horton. In his youth, George Moses Horton was moved to Chatham County, North Carolina, to work as a farm hand. Here he taught himself how to read and began to compose his own poetry.
Back to TopThe collection consists of two volumes containing handwritten copies William Bagley made of letters he sent to family and friends, chiefly while he was a student at the University of North Carolina, 1843-1845, and when he related local news from Plymouth, N.C., and Williamston, N.C., 1845-1850. Also included is a transcription of an acrostic poem composed by George Moses Horton, a Black poet who was enslaved by the Horton family of Chatham County, N.C.
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Volume 1: Williamston and Chapel Hill, N.C., 1840-1844Includes a transcription of an acrostic poem composed by George Moses Horton, a Black poet who was enslaved by the Horton family of Chatham County, N.C. (page 128).
Digital version: Letter from William Bagley to D. W. Bagley, 1 July 1843
Digital version: Letter from William Bagley to Margaret Bagley, 7 September 1844 |
Folder 2 |
Volume 2: Chapel Hill, Plymouth, and Williamston, 1844-1850
Digital version: Letter from William Bagley to D. W. Bagley, 27 February 1845 |