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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 180 items) |
Abstract | William Wallis McDowell was a landowner, merchant, and banker of Asheville, N.C. The collection contains business and some personal and military papers of McDowell. Among the papers are account books of the Bank of Cape Fear, Asheville branch, 1845-1866; accounts with laborers, 1858-1873; estate accounts; occasional correspondence; deeds and promissory notes related to the early acquisition of lands in western North Carolina by McDowell's father-in- law, James McConnell Smith (1794-1846); military records of McDowell as captain of the Buncombe Rifles, 1st North Carolina Regiment, and later 60th North Carolina Regiment, Confederate States of America; a ledger pertaining to Revolutionary War pensions in ten western North Carolina counties, 1851-1852; and McDowell's diary while traveling and visiting in east Texas, 1884-1885. |
Creator | McDowell, William Wallis, 1824-1893. |
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: Kathryn Michaelis, April 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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William Wallis McDowell was a landowner, merchant, and banker of Asheville, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection contains business and some personal and military papers of McDowell. Among the papers are account books of the Bank of Cape Fear, Asheville branch, 1845-1866; accounts with laborers, 1858-1873; estate accounts; occasional correspondence; deeds and promissory notes related to the early acquisition of lands in western North Carolina by McDowell's father-in- law, James McConnell Smith (1794-1846); military records of McDowell as captain of the Buncombe Rifles, 1st North Carolina Regiment, and later 60th North Carolina Regiment, Confederate States of America; a ledger pertaining to Revolutionary War pensions in ten western North Carolina counties, 1851-1852; and McDowell's diary while traveling and visiting in east Texas, 1884-1885.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1792-1799 |
Folder 2 |
1800-1807 |
Folder 3 |
1812-1816 |
Folder 4 |
1817-1819 |
Folder 5 |
1820-1821 |
Folder 6 |
1822-1827 |
Folder 7 |
1828-1829 |
Folder 8 |
1830-1839 |
Folder 9 |
1840-1849 |
Folder 10 |
1851-1856 |
Folder 11 |
1857-1858 |
Folder 12 |
1860-1868 |
Folder 13 |
1871-1893 and undated |
Folder 14 |
Volume 1: James M. Smith bank book, 1845-1855 |
Folder 15 |
Volume 2: N. W. Woodfin bank book, 1846-1859 |
Folder 16 |
Volume 3: Smith McDowell bank book |
Folder 17 |
Volume 4: Nameless account book, 1854-1864 |
Oversize Volume SV-3160/5 |
Volume 5: Ledger of W. W. McDowell, 1858-1873 |
Folder 19 |
Volume 6: Bank Statement, 1859-1866 |
Folder 20 |
Volume 7: Travel diary of W. W. McDowell, 10 December 1884-20 February 1885Describes a trip to Texas with his wife Sarah. |
Folder 21 |
Volume 8: Ledger, 1852-1853 |
Reel M-3160/1-2
M-3160/1M-3160/2 |
Papers, 1805-1886Includes correspondence, legal papers, epitaphs, and miscellaneous other materials. |