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Size | About 25 items |
Abstract | William L. Connelly (fl. 1817-1838) of Burke County, N.C., was commissioned justice of the peace, 1817, and later was captain of a company of North Carolina militia volunteers serving in the effort to remove the Cherokees from North Carolina (Trail of Tears). All but two items are military papers, 1838, of William L. Connelly. Papers include communications from United States Army headquarters in Washington, D.C.; from the state Adjutant General at Raleigh, N.C.; from 3rd Regiment headquarters at Franklin, N.C.; and from scattered militia and army personnel. They chiefly relate to the mustering in, equipping, paying, and mustering out of Connelly's militia unit. One document, signed by Winfield Scott, ordered the removal of all remaining Cherokee Indians in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. Other papers include Connelly's commission, 1817, as justice of the peace and a 1864 Confederate tax form of E.S. Connelly of Burke County, N.C. |
Creator | Connelly, William L., fl. 1817-1838. |
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, January 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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William L. Connelly (fl. 1817-1838) of Burke County, N.C., was commissioned justice of the peace, 1817, and later was captain of a company of North Carolina militia volunteers serving in the effort to remove the Cherokees from North Carolina.
Back to TopAll but two items are military papers, 1838, of William L. Connelly. Papers include communications from United States Army headquarters in Washington, D.C.; from the state Adjutant General at Raleigh, N.C.; from 3rd Regiment headquarters at Franklin, N.C.; and from scattered militia and army personnel. They chiefly relate to the mustering in, equipping, paying, and mustering out of Connelly's militia unit. One document, signed by Winfield Scott, ordered the removal of all remaining Cherokee Indians in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. Other papers include Connelly's commission, 1817, as justice of the peace and a 1864 Confederate tax form of E.S. Connelly of Burke County, N.C.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Papers (original collection finding aid included) |
Oversize Paper OP-3362/1 |
Orders. No. 25. Headquarters, Eastern Division. Cherokee Agency, Tenn. 17 May 1838Document signed by Winfield Scott commanding the removal of all remaining Cherokee Indians in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. |
Oversize Paper OP-3362/2 |
Appointment, Justice of the Peace, Burke County, N.C., 1817 |