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Size | 6 items |
Abstract | James C. Dobbin (1814-1857) of Fayetteville, N.C., was a lawyer, state legislator, and secretary of the United States Navy under President Pierce. The collection includes five letters, 1854-1856, from Dobbin written while he was secretary of the United States Navy, about routine Marine Corps business, and one letter, 1852, from Dobbin declining to speak at a ladies literary festival in Fayetteville, N.C. |
Creator | Dobbin, James C. (James Cochran), 1814-1857. |
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 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.
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Back to TopJames C. Dobbin (1814-1857) of Fayetteville, N.C., was a lawyer, state legislator, and secretary of the United States Navy under President Pierce.
Back to TopThe collection includes five letters, 1854-1856, from James C. Dobbin written while he was secretary of the United States Navy, about routine Marine Corps business, and one letter, 1852, from Dobbin declining to speak at a ladies literary festival in Fayetteville, N.C.
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Letters |