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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 650 items) |
Abstract | Gray family members include George Gray, merchant of Windsor, Bertie County, N.C.; John Gray, William Gray, Stevens Gray, and William Lee Gray, lawyers and merchants in eastern North Carolina; and John McKenzie, son of Janet (Gray) McKenzie. The collection is primarily business and personal correspondence, bills, and accounts, 1846-1879, of George Gray, mainly concerning shingle shipments, his cotton plantation near Marianna, Fla., Albemarle Sound fisheries (chiefly 1870s), and the education of his children at the Bingham School, Wesleyan Female College, and elsewhere. Correspondents include William Rhodes Capehart, Joseph B. Roulhac, William B. Boykin, Henry A. Gilliam, and John Roulhac. Also included are legal papers and business letters, 1722-1846, of John Gray, William Gray, Stevens Gray, George Gray, and William Lee Gray. Volumes include personal and merchants' accounts, 1816-1819, 1837-1847, and 1854-1857, and also notes and accounts by John McKenzie for a trip from North Carolina to Boston, 1765-1766. |
Creator | Gray family. |
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.
Updated January 2021
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Gray family members include George Gray, merchant of Windsor, Bertie County, N.C.; John Gray, William Gray, Stevens Gray, and William Lee Gray, lawyers and merchants in eastern North Carolina; and John McKenzie, son of Janet (Gray) McKenzie.
Back to TopThe collection is primarily business and personal correspondence, bills, and accounts, 1846-1879, of George Gray, mainly concerning shingle shipments, his cotton plantation near Marianna, Fla., Albemarle Sound fisheries (chiefly 1870s), and the education of his children at the Bingham School, Wesleyan Female College, and elsewhere. Correspondents include William Rhodes Capehart, Joseph B. Roulhac, William B. Boykin, Henry A. Gilliam, and John Roulhac. Also included are legal papers and business letters, 1722-1846, of John Gray, William Gray, Stevens Gray, George Gray, and William Lee Gray. Volumes include personal and merchants' accounts, 1816-1819, 1837-1847, and 1854-1857, and also notes and accounts by John McKenzie for a trip from North Carolina to Boston, 1765-1766. There are also some early maps of the town of Windsor, N.C.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1722-1784 |
Folder 2 |
1785-1786 |
Folder 3 |
1787-1790 |
Folder 4 |
1791-1792 |
Folder 5 |
1793-1794 |
Folder 6 |
1795-1799 |
Folder 7 |
1802-1805 |
Folder 8 |
1806 |
Folder 9 |
1807-1830 |
Folder 10-11
Folder 10Folder 11 |
1831-1832 |
Folder 12 |
1834-1845 |
Folder 13 |
1846 |
Folder 14 |
1847-1850 |
Folder 15 |
1851 |
Folder 16 |
1852-1855 |
Folder 17 |
1857-1864 |
Folder 18 |
1868-1874 |
Folder 19-24
Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24 |
1875 |
Folder 24 |
1876 |
Folder 25-26
Folder 25Folder 26 |
1877 |
Folder 27-33
Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33 |
1878 |
Folder 33 |
1879 |
Folder 34 |
Undated |
Folder 35 |
Volume 1: Notebook, John McKenzie, 1765-1766 |
Folder 36 |
Volume 2: Ledger, William Lee Gray, 1816-1819, 1822 |
Folder 37 |
Volume 3: Account book, 1837-1847 |
Folder 38 |
Volume 4: Account book, George Gray, 1854-1857 |
Reel R-01681/1-3
R-01681/1R-01681/2R-01681/3 |
Microfilm |