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Size | 125 items |
Abstract | John Gluyas, a Welsh mining engineer, immigrated to the United States and in 1835 settled in Mecklenburg County, N.C., where he worked on various mining projects, ran a gristmill on the Catawba River, and became a large landowner. The collection includes business correspondence, chiefly before 1851, concerning mining and milling in Wales and North Carolina, especially the Mecklenburg Gold Mining Company and the McCulloch Mine, which Gluyas operated in partnership with William Treloar. Also included are a handwritten book of mathematical tables; a record of work on mining machinery, 1818-1822; memoranda concerning property titles, 1789-1825; a history (4 pages) of the Gluyas family, 1834-1909, written in 1911; and a few letters to Gluyas's wife Mary and to their sons. |
Creator | Gluyas, John, 1796-1858. |
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 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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John Gluyas (1796-1858), an English-born mining engineer who worked in Wales, immigrated to the United States and in 1835 settled in Mecklenburg County, N.C., where he worked on various mining projects, ran a gristmill on the Catawba River, and became a large landowner. He was involved particularly with the Mecklenburg Gold Mining Company and the McCulloch Mine. Gluyas was married to Mary Bennetts, 1824, with whom he had three children who survived infancy: John Bennetts (born 1825), Thomas (born 1826), and William (born 1832).
Back to TopThe collection includes business correspondence of John Gluyas, chiefly before 1851, concerning mining and milling in Wales and North Carolina, especially the Mecklenburg Gold Mining Company and the McCulloch Mine, which Gluyas operated in partnership with William Treloar. There are also some scattered family letters, letters of introduction and reference, and three letters to Gluyas from North Carolina Governor John Morehead. Also included are a handwritten book of mathematical tables; a record of work on mining machinery, 1818-1822; memoranda concerning property titles, 1789-1825; a history (4 pages) of the Gluyas family, 1834-1909, written in 1911; other genealogical materials; and a few letters to Gluyas's wife Mary and to their sons.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Gluyas family history |
Folder 2 |
1801-1827 |
Folder 3 |
1829-1833 |
Folder 4 |
1834 |
Folder 5 |
1835-1842 |
Folder 6 |
1843-1846 |
Folder 7 |
1847-1851; 1915 |
Folder 8 |
Undated |
Folder 9 |
Newspapers |
Folder 10 |
Volume 1: Memoranda, property matters, 1789-1825 |
Folder 11 |
Volume 2: Account of machine maintenance, 1818-1819 |
Folder 12 |
Volume 3: Booklet of mathematical tables |
Photocopies of materials relating to Gluyas family history.
Folder 13 |
Genealogical materials |
Photocopies of materials relating to Gluyas family history.
Folder 14 |
Genealogical materials |