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Size | 5 items |
Abstract | William MacLean (1756-1825) of Lincoln County (later Gaston County), N.C., was a surgeon and physician, Revolutionary soldier, and statesman. The collection contains miscellaneous papers of MacLean including a certificate of membership in the American Medical Society signed by William Shippen (Philadelphia, 1797); part of a memorial address at King's Mountain, 1814, by MacLean (typed transcription); a letter from MacLean to his wife, Mary Davidson MacLean, while he was travelling in Tennessee, 1811, telling of his travels and mentioning family members; and a letter to Mrs. MacLean from the Reverend A. L. Watts of Mecklenburg County, N.C., 1844, about a pension and some Davidson College business. |
Creator | MacLean, William, 1756-1825. |
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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William MacLean (1756-1825) of Lincoln County (later Gaston County), N.C., was a surgeon and physician, Revolutionary soldier, and statesman.
Back to TopThe collection includes miscellaneous papers of William MacLean. The papers include a certificate of membership in the American Medical Society signed by William Shippen (Philadelphia, 1797); part of a memorial address at King's Mountain, 1814, by MacLean (typed transcription); a journal kept by MacLean while travelling from Lincolnton, N.C., to Nashville, Tenn., on horseback (typed transcription); a letter from MacLean to his wife, Mary Davidson MacLean, while he was travelling in Tennessee, 1811; and a letter to Mrs. MacLean from the Reverend A. L. Watts of Mecklenburg County, N.C., 1844, about a pension and some Davidson College business.
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Original finding aid |
Papers |
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Oversize Paper Folder OPF-1579/1 |
American Medical Society, certificate of membership, 1787 |
Oversize papers (OPF-1579/1).
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