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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 100 items) |
Abstract | Larkin Newby (1781-1824) was a merchant and state legislator of Fayetteville, N.C. The collection is chiefly personal letters received by Newby from friends and relatives, some of whom were also merchants, discussing business, personal matters, and public affairs. Most correspondents were in Georgia, particularly Vienna, and other places in the South, but some were Newby's wife's relatives in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, among them her grandfather, Benjamin West (1730-1813), Revolutionary leader and astronomer, chiefly concerning family affairs. Also included are miscellaneous business papers; Newby's autobiography (3 pages) up to 1793; a religious notebook, 1816; a diary by Newby of a sojourn at various Virginia springs, 1823; anonymous reminiscences of school days in Fayetteville in the 1820s and 1830s; and family letters of Newby's children. |
Creator | Newby, Larkin, 1781-1824. |
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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Larkin Newby (1781-1824) was a merchant and state legislator of Fayetteville, N.C. In 1806 he married Cecilia Pearce, daughter of Mary West and Oliver Pearce, granddaughter of Revolutionary leader and astronomer Benjamin West (1730-1813). They had four children: Blakely, Mary (born 1819), Thompson, and George Clinton (born 1822) Newby.
Back to TopThe collection is chiefly personal letters received by Larkin Newby from friends and relatives, some of whom were also merchants, discussing business, personal matters, and public affairs. Most correspondents were in Georgia, particularly Vienna, and other places in the South, but some were Newby's wife's relatives in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, among them her grandfather, Benjamin West, chiefly concerning family affairs. Letters after 1824 are addressed to Larkin Newby's wife, Cecilia, and his daughter, Mary, and are primarily from family and friends. Also included are miscellaneous business papers; Newby's autobiography (3 pages) up to 1793; a religious notebook, 1816; a diary by Newby of a sojourn at various Virginia springs, 1823; and anonymous reminiscences of school days in Fayetteville in the 1820s and 1830s.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1796-1799 |
Folder 2 |
1800-1803 |
Folder 3 |
1804-1808 |
Folder 4 |
1810-1819 |
Folder 5 |
1820-1822 |
Folder 6 |
1823-1828 |
Folder 7 |
1832-1858 |
Folder 8 |
1860-1884 |
Folder 9 |
Undated |
Folder 10A |
Volume 1: Autobiography, Larkin Newby, [1781-1793] |
Folder 10B |
Volume 2: Notebook, 1816 |
Folder 11 |
Volume 3: Travel diary, Larkin Newby, 1823 |
Folder 12 |
Volume 4: Reminiscences, 1874 [1820s and 1830s] |