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Size | 7 items |
Abstract | Jesse Johnson Yeates (1829-1892) was a Hertford County, N.C., lawyer, a member of the North Carolina legislature, a Confederate officer, and a United States Representative. The collection is Yeates's papers, including two letters, 1860-1861, to his wife while he was a member of the legislature, chiefly about family matters and Civil War news, and daguerreotypes of Yeates and his wife. |
Creator | Yeates, Jesse Johnson, 1829-1892. |
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 Jordan, February 2011
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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Jesse Johnson Yeates (1829-1892) was a Hertford County, N.C., lawyer, a member of the North Carolina legislature, a Confederate officer, and a United States Representative.
Back to TopThe collection is the papers of Jesse Johnson Yeates, a Hertford County, N.C., lawyer including two letters, 1860-1861, to his wife while he was a member of the legislature, chiefly about family matters and Civil War news, and daguerreotypes of Yeates and his wife.
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Papers, 1847-1861 |
Special Format Image SF-P-928/1 |
Daguerreotype, Jesse Johnson Yeates, undated |
Special Format Image SF-P-928/2 |
Daguerreotype, Virginia Scott Yeates, undated |