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Size | 12 items |
Abstract | Miscellaneous papers of Joseph W. Gilmer, a white farmer in Guilford County, N.C., and his brothers Robert Shaw Gilmer and John F. Gilmer, including deeds, indentures, a pardon for participation in the Confederate rebellion, and a family letter that mentions the trafficking of Kiz(?) and her child, a family enslaved by the Gilmers, through hiring out of their labor, skills, and knowledge. |
Creator | Gilmer, Joseph W., active 1846-1865. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, July 1996
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, December 2009
Conscious editing by Nancy Kaiser in March 2023: updated abstract, subject headings, biographical note, contents list
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This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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Joseph W. Gilmer was a white farmer in Guilford County, N.C. He and his two brothers, Robert Shaw Gilmer and John F. Gilmer, were orphaned sons of William Gilmer.
Note that "Gilmer" is sometimes spelled "Gilmore."
Back to TopMiscellaneous papers of Joseph W. Gilmer, a white farmer in Guilford County, N.C., and his brothers Robert Shaw Gilmer and John F. Gilmer, including deeds, indentures, a pardon for participation in the Confederate rebellion, and a family letter that mentions the trafficking of Kiz(?) and her child, a family enslaved by the Gilmers, through hiring out of their labor, skills, and knowledge.
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Papers, 1787-1865
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Oversize Paper Folder OPF-1721/1 |
Deeds, 1787-1807
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