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Size | 16 items |
Abstract | William B. Wilson (fl. 1856-1882) was a lawyer of York County, S.C. The collection includes a scrapbook/memoranda book of Wilson, containing financial memoranda, clippings, and letters pertaining to his public career, chiefly as an orator before and during the Civil War. Also included are scattered loose items of the same sort, and two Civil War letters from Wilson to his wife while he served as a colonel in a reserve regiment on the South Carolina coast in summer 1864. |
Creator | Wilson, William B., fl. 1856-1882. |
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 2010
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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William B. Wilson (fl. 1856-1882) was a lawyer of York County, S.C. During the Civil War he served as a colonel in a Confederate reserve regiment on the South Carolina coast.
Back to TopThe collection includes a scrapbook/memoranda book of William B. Wilson, containing financial memoranda, clippings, and letters pertaining to his public career, chiefly as an orator before and during the Civil War. Also included are scattered loose items of the same sort, and two Civil War letters from Wilson to his wife while he served as a colonel in a reserve regiment on the South Carolina coast in summer 1864.
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Volume 1: Financial memoranda and accounts, William B. Wilson, 1856-1863Restriction: Photocopying not permitted. |
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Papers, 1856-1882 |