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Size | 4 items |
Abstract | Adlai Osborne of Salisbury, N.C., was a patriot, lawyer, clerk of court, and University of North Carolina trustee. The collection consists of personal and business letters, and a Rowan County, N.C., deed. The deed, 5 February 1773, is for Salisbury, N.C., lots sold by Hugh Forster to Adlai Osborne. A letter, 11 September 1804, from Gavin Alves of Hillsborough, N.C., to Adlai Osborne concerns business of the University of North Carolina trustees. A letter, 2 February 1805, is from Adlai Osborne to his son Adlai L. Osborne concerning arrangements for paying or collecting a note and ordering some general merchandise to be delivered to him. A letter, 29 July 1806, from John Giles to Adlai L. Osborne mentions academic work at UNC and trouble with a tooth. |
Creator | Osborne, Adlai, 1744-1815. |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English |
Processed by: Staff, 1992
Encoded by: Peter Hymas, December 2004
Funding from the State Library of North Carolina supported the encoding of this finding aid.
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Adlai Osborne, of Salisbury, N.C., was a patriot, lawyer, clerk of court, and University of North Carolina trustee. He had four sons who graduated from the University of North Carolina: Alexander, 1798; Edwin J., 1798; Adlai L., 1802; and Spruce M., 1805.
Back to TopThe collection consists of personal and business letters, and a Rowan County, N.C., deed. The deed, 5 February 1773, is for Salisbury, N.C., lots sold by Hugh Forster to Adlai Osborne. A letter, 11 September 1804, from Gavin Alves of Hillsborough, N.C., to Adlai Osborne concerns business of the University of North Carolina trustees. A letter, 2 February 1805, is from Adlai Osborne to his son Adlai L. Osborne concerning arrangements for paying or collecting a note and ordering some general merchandise to be delivered to him. A letter, 29 July 1806, from John Giles to Adlai L. Osborne mentions academic work at UNC and trouble with a tooth.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1 |
Papers
Digital version: Letter from John B. Giles to Adlai Osborne, 29 July 1806 |