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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 175 items) |
Abstract | John C. James (fl. 1851-1860) was a tobacconist of Pittsylvania County, Va. The collection includes business papers, including bills, receipts, notes, bonds, and letters, and a few family items of James, chiefly concerning selling tobacco to dealers in Mississippi and other places in the lower South, and related insurance and banking matters. |
Creator | James, John C., fl. 1851-1860. |
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 2010
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 C. James (fl. 1851-1860) was a tobacconist of Pittsylvania County, Va.
Back to TopThe collection includes business papers, including bills, receipts, notes, bonds, and letters, and a few family items of John C. James, chiefly concerning selling tobacco to dealers in Mississippi and other places in the lower South, and related insurance and banking matters. THe early papers, 1851-1854, are of Spencer T. James.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1851-1854 |
Folder 2 |
1855 |
Folder 3 |
1856 |
Folder 4 |
1857 |
Folder 5 |
1858 |
Folder 6 |
1859-1860, 1895 |
Folder 7 |
Undated |