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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 875 items) |
Abstract | James Avery (1791-1872) was a planter, chairman of supervisors of Burke County, N.C., common schools, and justice of the peace. The collection includes correspondence, bills, tax receipts, notes, labor contracts, estate settlement papers, and other materials, chiefly 1840-1872. The bulk of the collection consists of district school reports, 1853-1861, giving names of Burke County, N.C., teachers and pupils and number of days taught. Also included are items addressed to Avery as justice of the peace. |
Creator | Avery, James, 1791-1872. |
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, April 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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James Avery (1791-1872) of Morganton, N.C., was a planter, chairman of supervisors of Burke County, N.C., common schools, justice of the peace, and vestryman of the Episcopal church.
Back to TopThe collection includes correspondence, bills, tax receipts, notes, labor contracts, estate settlement papers, and other materials, chiefly 1840-1872, of James Avery. The bulk of the collection consists of district school reports, 1853-1861, giving names of Burke County, N.C., teachers and pupils and number of days taught. Also included are items addressed to Avery as justice of the peace and as chairman of his church vestry.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1818-1839 |
Folder 2 |
1840-1852 |
Folder 3 |
1853 |
Folder 4-6
Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6 |
1854 |
Folder 7-11
Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11 |
1855 |
Folder 12-16
Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16 |
1856 |
Folder 17-19
Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19 |
1857 |
Folder 20-22
Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22 |
1858 |
Folder 23-25
Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25 |
1859 |
Folder 26-27
Folder 26Folder 27 |
1860 |
Folder 28 |
1861-1868 |
Folder 29 |
1869-1881 |
Folder 30 |
1882-1901 and miscellaneous |
Folder 31-35
Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35 |
Undated |