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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | Henry Nutt was a Wilmington, N.C., merchant actively interested in the improvement of the city harbor and of navigation in the Cape Fear River. The collection consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings and a few related items, almost all relating to the improvement of the river and the harbor, 1843-1881, and a manuscript report (29 pages), 1853, of United States Army engineers on the improvement of the river below Wilmington. |
Creator | Nutt, Henry, fl. 1843-1881. |
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, March 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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Henry Nutt (fl. 1843-1881), of Wilmington, N.C., was a merchant and director of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad. He also served on the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce and was actively involved in the improvement of the city harbor and of navigation in the Cape Fear River.
Back to TopThe collection consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings and a few related items, almost all relating to the improvement of the river and the harbor, 1843-1881, and a manuscript report (29 pages), 1853, of United States Army engineers on the improvement of the river below Wilmington, N.C.
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Original finding aid |
Report on plans for improving Cape Fear River, 1853 |
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Folder 2 |
Scrapbook, 1843-1881 |