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Size | 5.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 3,400 items) |
Abstract | Henry Adolphus London (1808-1882), of Pittsboro, N.C., was a merchant and secretary-treasurer of the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company. The collection includes business papers of London, including correspondence, contracts, engineers' reports, bills, receipts, payrolls, etc., concerning the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company, which attempted to construct a waterway to transport coal from Chatham County, N.C., to Fayetteville, N.C. Also included are family papers of Henry's son, William Lord London (1838-1916), Pittsboro general merchant, as well as wills, marriage contracts, estate papers, household bills, and receipts. The volumes are primarily general merchandise account books, 1846-1866, and records of the Navigation Company, 1849-1864. Also included is W. L. London's letter book, 1883-1885, and account statements and building specifications for W. L. London and Son. |
Creator | London, Henry Adolphus, 1808-1882. |
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, January 2010; Nancy Kaiser, January 2021
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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Henry Adolphus London (1808-1882) of Pittsboro, N.C., was a merchant and secretary-treasurer of the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company.
Back to TopThe collection includes business papers of Henry Adolphus London, including correspondence, contracts, engineers' reports, bills, receipts, payrolls, etc., concerning the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company, which attempted to construct a waterway to transport coal from Chatham County, N.C., to Fayetteville, N.C.
Also included are family papers of Henry's son, William Lord London (1838-1916), Pittsboro general merchant, as well as wills, marriage contracts, estate papers, household bills, and receipts. The volumes are primarily general merchandise account books, 1846-1866, and records of the Navigation Company, 1849-1864. Also included is W. L. London's letter book, 1883-1885, and account statements and building specifications for W. L. London and Son.
Back to TopIncludes account statements, receipts, engineer's report, and photocopies of maps for the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company. Also included are year-end account statements, 1894-1919, and undated specifications for a store building for W. L. London and Son, a general merchant in Pittsboro, N.C.
Folder 97 |
Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company papers, 1851-1857 |
Folder 98 |
W. L. London and Son: Account statements, 1894-1919 |
Folder 99 |
W. L. London and Son: Building specifications, undated |