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Abstract | Joseph Seawell Jones (1811?-1855) was a historian of North Carolina. The collection includes a letter to Jones from an executor of Hugh Williamson (1735-1819), member of Congress and of the Constitutional Convention and historian of North Carolina, describing the disposition of Williamson's papers; and five letters from William A. Graham (1804-1875) to Jones concerning political issues, social events, and Jones's work on a history of North Carolina. |
Creator | Jones, Jo. Seawell (Joseph Seawell), 1811?-1855. |
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, June 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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Joseph Seawell Jones (1811?-1855) was a historian of North Carolina. His published works include A Defence of the Revolutionary History of the State of North Carolina from the Aspersions of Mr. Jefferson (1834) and Memorials of North Carolina (1838).
Back to TopThe collection includes a letter to Jo. Seawell Jones from an executor of Hugh Williamson (1735-1819), member of Congress and of the Constitutional Convention and historian of North Carolina, describing the disposition of Williamson's papers; and five letters from William A. Graham (1804-1875) to Jones concerning political issues, social events, and Jones's work on a history of North Carolina.
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Papers, 1832-1836 |