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Size | 7 items |
Abstract | Benjamin Smith (1750-1829) of Brunswick County, N.C., was a Revolutionary officer, governor of North Carolina, member of the state General Assembly, and member of the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees. The collection includes legal papers concerning a disputed land claim and scattered personal correspondence of Benjamin Smith. |
Creator | Smith, Benjamin, 1750-1829. |
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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Back to TopBenjamin Smith (1750-1829) of Brunswick County, N.C., was a Revolutionary officer, governor of North Carolina, member of the state General Assembly, and member of the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees.
Back to TopThe collection includes legal papers of Benjamin Smith concerning a disputed land claim. There are also three letters, two from Benjamin Smith, 1807 and 1822, and one from George C. Clitherall to John G. Bee on Smith's death.
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