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Size | 8 items |
Abstract | Constantine Marrast Perkins was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. His parents were John Nicholas Perkins (1822-11896), United States Confederate army officer of Tennessee and later of Rome, Ga., and Mary Elizabeth Perkins Perkins (1838-1909) of Lynchburg, Va. The collection includes miscellaneous items relating to John Nicholas Perkins. Included are an account book, 1854-1863, and other items relating to the family of Mary Elizabeth Perkins Perkins, pictures, and an autobiographical sketch of his life and ancestry by Constantine Marrast Perkins written as a letter to Mrs. Lyman A. Cotten, 1935. |
Creator | Perkins, Constantine Marrast. |
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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Constantine Marrast Perkins served in the United States Marine Corps. He was the son of John Nicholas Perkins (1822-1896), native of Tennessee, who served as an officer in the United States Army, 1847-1859, and during the Civil war as a Confederate army calvaryman, and Mary Elizabeth Perkins Perkins (1838-1909), of Lynchburg, Va.
Back to TopThe collection includes miscellaneous items relating to John Nicholas Perkins. Included are an account book, 1854-1863, and other items relating to the family of his wife, Mary Elizabeth Perkins Perkins, pictures, and an autobiographical sketch of his life and ancestry by the Perkins's son, Colonel Constantine Marrast Perkins written as a letter to Mrs. Lyman A. Cotten, 1935.
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Original finding aid |
Papers, 1851-1863, 1935, and 1958 |
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Image Folder PF-1583/1 |
Photographs of Constantine Marrast Perkins |