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Size | 44 items |
Abstract | Alfred E. Willard was a textile manufacturer of Columbia, S.C. The collection is chiefly letters from Willard's friend, Edward Jenner Warren (1826-1876), of Washington, Beaufort County, N.C. Warren was a member of the North Carolina senate during most of the period. The letters discuss personal and family news; business matters, including loans, orders, property transfers, and the general outlook for manufacturing; politics, especially in 1866; and military news during the Civil War. |
Creator | Willard, Alfred E., fl. 1862-1867. |
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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Alfred E. Willard (fl. 1862-1867) was a textile manufacturer of Columbia, S.C., and friend of Edward Jenner Warren (1826-1876), a member of the North Carolina senate.
Back to TopThe collection is chiefly letters to Alfred E. Willard from his friend, Edward Jenner Warren, of Washington, Beaufort County, N.C. Warren was a member of the North Carolina senate. The letters discuss personal and family news; business matters, including loans, orders, property transfers, and the general outlook for manufacturing; politics, especially in 1866; and military news and laws during the Civil War.
Other correspondents include D. V. Maness of Wilson, N.C., and Miss C. E. Heartt of Hillsborough, N.C.
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Correspondence |