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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 264 items) |
Abstract | The Heartt family and Wilson family of North Carolina were united by the marriage of Edwin A. Heartt and Alice E. Wilson, daughter of Alexander Wilson (1799-1867). Alexander Wilson emigrated from Ireland in 1818 and settled in Raleigh, N.C. He was a Presbyterian minister and a teacher and principal at several boys' schools, including the Caldwell Institute (first located in Greensboro, N.C., 1836-1845, and then in Hillsborough, N.C., 1845-1850) and at an academy named for him at Melville in Alamance County, N.C. The collection includes family and personal correspondence of Alexander Wilson including letters from him, his sons, Alexander Wilson and Robert W. Wilson, and daughters, and from educators and historians. Also included are papers of his Heartt grandchildren; sermons; commonplace books and personal memoranda books; and clippings. |
Creator | Heartt (Family : Hillsborough, N.C.)
Wilson (Family : Wilson, Alexander, 1799-1867) |
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, May 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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The Heartt and Wilson families of North Carolina were united by the marriage of Alice E. Wilson, daughter of Alexander Wilson (1799-1867), and Edwin A. Heartt.
Alexander Wilson emigrated from Ireland in 1818 and settled in Raleigh, N.C. Wilson taught at Dr. William McPheeters's Raleigh Academy, 1818-1822; was principal of Williamsborough Academy, Greenville County, N.C., 1822-1829; was licensed to preach in 1830 by Orange Presbytery and served as pastor of Spring Garden Church in Granville County, N.C. Wilson was also heavily involved in the founding and administration of the Caldwell Institute (first located in Greensboro, N.C., 1836-1845, and then in Hillsborough, 1845-1850) and of an academy named for him at Melville in Alamance County, N.C. He was married to Mary Willis, also an Irish immigrant.
Other family members include the children of Mary Willis and Alexander Wilson, Mary Jane Wilson(died 1842), Alexander Wilson, Robert Willis Wilson (1828-1868), John B. Wilson, and John W. Wilson; Mary E. Heartt Bragg; and Caroline Heartt.
Back to TopThe collection includes family and personal correspondence of Alexander Wilson including letters from him, his sons, Alexander and Robert W. Wilson, and daughters, and from educators and historians. Also included are papers of his Heartt grandchildren; sermons; commonplace books and personal memoranda books; and clippings. There are also two letters, 1862, addressed to Robert E. Lee from General Joseph E. Johnston and Major General R. S. Ewell.
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