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Size | 260 items |
Abstract | Financial and legal Papers, correspondence, clippings, and account books of the McElwee family of Statesville, Iredell County, N.C., and the Alexander family of Iredell County, N.C., Hardiman County, Tenn., and Lowndes County, Ala. Financial and legal papers consist of bills, receipts, bonds, a tax assessment, land survey, jury notice, marriage license, and appointment of attorney, 1800-1865. Correspondence includes letters to J. McElwee, discussing agriculture, slaves, and social affairs, 1853-1858; letters from Confederate soldiers stationed in Virginia, mentioning the Battle of Seven Pines (Battle of Fair Oaks) and the poor conditions in camp; a letter, 1893, giving biographical and genealogical information on the McElwee family; and undated correspondence detailing family and social news. There are also school Papers, including an essay on female education and intelligence, 1856-1858, and genealogical notes on wills of the McElwee, Orr, Miller, and Simonton families. Account books are for leather goods, 1849-1865; milling, 1864-1871; and tobacco sales or barter, 1869-1873. |
Creator | McElwee (Family : Statesville, N.C.) |
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, January 2010
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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Financial and legal Papers, correspondence, clippings, and account books of the McElwee family of Statesville, Iredell County, N.C., and the Alexander family of Iredell County, N.C., Hardiman County, Tenn., and Lowndes County, Ala. Financial and legal papers consist of bills, receipts, bonds, a tax assessment, land survey, jury notice, marriage license, and appointment of attorney, 1800-1865. Correspondence includes letters to J. McElwee, discussing agriculture, slaves, and social affairs, 1853-1858; letters from Confederate soldiers stationed in Virginia, mentioning the Battle of Seven Pines (Battle of Fair Oaks) and the poor conditions in camp; a letter, 1893, giving biographical and genealogical information on the McElwee family; and undated correspondence detailing family and social news. There are also school Papers, including an essay on female education and intelligence, 1856-1858, and genealogical notes on wills of the McElwee, Orr, Miller, and Simonton families. Account books are for leather goods, 1849-1865; milling, 1864-1871; and tobacco sales or barter, 1869-1873.
Back to TopFamily letters, legal and financial Papers, school Papers, clippings, genealogical materials, and other items of the McElwee family. Letters include one to J. McElwee discussing agriculture, slaves, and social affairs, 1853-1858; letters from Confederate soldiers stationed in Virginia, mentioning the Battle of Seven Pines; and other personal and social letters. Legal and financial papers include bills, receipts, bonds, and a tax assessment, land survey, jury notice, marriage license, and appointment of attorney.
Folder 1 |
1800-1893 |
Folder 2 |
Bills and receipts, 1832-1865 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Folder 3 |
Folder number not used |
Oversize Volume SV-2692/1 |
Volume S-1: 1849-64, 75 pp."Hide book" with accounts of leather goods. |
Oversize Volume SV-2692/3 |
Volume S-3: 1852-1865, 100 pp.Accounts of leather, skins, harnesses, and hides. |
Oversize Volume SV-2692/4 |
Volume S-4: 1864-1869 and 1871, 100 pp.Milling account book of J. H. McElwee. |
Oversize Volume SV-2692/5 |
Volume S-5: 1869-1871, 75 pp.Tobacco accounts. |
Folder 4 |
Volume 2: 1850-1852, 200 pp.Account of A. K. Simonton's property by J. F. Alexander, guardian, Iredell County, with records of the sale and hiring of slaves. |
Volume 6: 1869-1873, 200 pp.Tobacco account book of J. H. McElwee and C. T. Neal. |
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Folder 5 |
Volume 7: 1876-1883, 385 pp.Account book of J. H. McElwee of Statesville. |