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Collection Overview
| Size | About 6,000 items (8.5 linear feet). |
| Abstract | Lawyer, of New York, N.Y., and amateur historian. Hoyt's papers include correspondence and notes, pictures, and copies of documents from repositories in France, Italy, Great Britain, and the United States, all related to his research into the legend of Peter Stewart Ney, a 19th-century North Carolina schoolmaster alleged to be Michel Ney (1765-1815), marshal of France; and concerning the declaration of independence signed in Mecklenburg County, N.C., 20 May 1775. In 1907, Hoyt published a book on the Mecklenburg declaration. |
| Creator | Hoyt, William Henry. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Gergana Abernathy and Mary Oliva, November 2017; Nancy Kaiser, February 2021
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Biographical Information
Lawyer, of New York, N.Y., and amateur historian.
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Scope and Content
Wiliam Henry Hoyt's papers include correspondence and notes, pictures, and copies of documents from repositories in France, Italy, Great Britain, and the United States, all related to his research into the legend of Peter Stewart [Stuart] Ney, a 19th-century North Carolina schoolmaster alleged to be Michel Ney (1765-1815), marshal of France; and concerning the declaration of independence signed in Mecklenburg County, N.C., 20 May 1775. In 1907, Hoyt published a book on the Mecklenburg declaration.
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Series 1. Correspondence of William Henry Hoyt, 1904-1957, and undated
This series comprises the correspondence of Hoyt with many people in the United States and Europe in his search for information on Marshal Ney of France and Peter Stewart Ney of North Carolina. Most of the letters are for the period 1943-1957; there are only two folders for 1904-1940 and no letters for 1941-1942. There are letters from, and carbons of Hoyt's letters to, researchers, libraries, writers, and other people connected with and interested in the Ney legend.
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Series 2. Collected Letters and Documents, 1767-1936, and undated.
This series contains original manuscripts, photostats, and typed copies of letters, documents, and other papers connected with Marshal Ney, Peter Stewart Ney, and related subjects. Many of these papers were enclosures in the correspondence in Series 1. Most of the papers connected with Marshal Ney fall in the period 1814-1816; most of the material on Peter Stewart Ney falls in the 1830's and 1840's. There are many papers connected with the trial and execution of Marshal Ney. The undated material is devided into the papers of Marshal Ney, papers of Peter Stewart Ney, and data from Scotland.
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Series 3. Articles, Extracts, and Notes
This series includes newspaper clippings, photostats of newspaper articles, magazine articles, both typed copies and photostats. The articles are about varied subjects, largely matters concerning Marshal Ney in France and the legend in North Carolina. There are also typed copies and some photocopies of parts of many printed volumes, varying in length from a paragraph to around 50 pages, and notes made by Hoyt on many topics.
| Folder 204 |
Articles"The Truth about the Death of Marshal Ney" by Dana B. Vandusen. Published in Tyler's Quarterly Magazine. "Die Marschallin Ney" by Jakob Hugentobler. Published in Thurgauer Jahrbuch, 1945. |
| Folder 205 |
Articles"Which? Ney or Neiberg" by James W. Jewell. 1951. |
| Folder 206 |
Articles"Marshal Ney, en Lebensbild" by Henrich Niessen, 1902. "Genealogie du Marechal Ney," 1861. |
Folder 207-208
Folder 207Folder 208 |
ArticlesSelected pages from "L'Intermediaire des cherchers et curieux," 1874-1940. |
| Folder 209 |
Articles"Le Marechal Ney-1815" by Dupin(?) |
| Folder 210 |
Articles"The Execution of Marshal Ney" by Rowland Blennerhassett. Printed in The National Review. |
| Folder 211 |
Articles"Le Marechal Ney" by Charles Florence Printed in Bulletin Mensuel, 1931. "Le Proces du Marechal Ney," a play by Fontan and Depeuty. Published in Magasin Theatral, 1835. "Le Proces du Marechal Ney" by Comte Mole. Published in La Revue de Paris. |
| Folder 212 |
Articles"L'Arrestation du Marechal Ney en 1815" by Louis Farges. Published in La Revue de France. "Une Conspiration a Lyon en 1817" by Sebastien Charlety. Published in La Revue de Paris. |
| Folder 213 |
Articles"Le Proces du Marechal Ney" by A. Sorel. Published in Nouveaux essais de critique et d'histoire, 1895. |
| Folder 214a |
French Critique of the Legend of Ney's Survival by Rene Arnaud, with transcribed translation"Mort et Resurrection du Marechal Ney" by Rene Arnaud. Published in Les Annales politiques et litteraires, 1935-1936. |
| Folder 214b-224 |
ArticlesSingle-page articles. |
Folder 225-241
Folder 225Folder 226Folder 227Folder 228Folder 229Folder 230Folder 231Folder 232Folder 233Folder 234Folder 235Folder 236Folder 237Folder 238Folder 239Folder 240Folder 241 |
Extracts from printed worksFiled alphabetically by author. |
| Folder 242a-242d |
Notes and Bibliography-The Hoyt PapersNotes made by Hoyt on many topics, memoranda of things to do and facts to verify, and the beginnings of his manuscript (first pages, suggested titles, etc.). |
| Folder 243a-243c |
Hoyt's NotesNotes made by Hoyt on many topics, memoranda of things to do and facts to verify, and the beginnings of his manuscript (first pages, suggested titles, etc.). |
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Series 4. Pictures
This series includes 141 pictures originally filed in one portfolio, including snapshots, etching, photocopies, prints, and two mapss. Also included are 12 photographs received in 1981.
Acquisition information: Addition of September 1981 (Acc. 81117).
Image Folder PF-3410/1-2
PF-3410/1PF-3410/2 |
"Belgique--Champ de Bataille de Waterloo"Acquisition information: Addition of September 1981 (Acc. 81117). Hougomont, Waterloo, and Marshal Way. |
Image Folder PF-3410/3-4
PF-3410/3PF-3410/4 |
Artifacts depicting Marshal Ney |
| Image Folder PF-3410/4 |
Artifacts depicting Marshal Ney |
| Image Folder PF-3410/5 |
Marshal Ney, E.M.C. Neyman, and William Henry Hoyt |
| Image Folder PF-3410/6 |
Marshal Ney |
| Image Folder PF-3410/7 |
Images relating to Fields of Asylum, a 1818 Bonapartist settlement in Texas, and Marshal Ney's death |
| Image Folder PF-3410/8 |
Grave of Marshal Ney |
| Image Folder PF-3410/9 |
Marshal Ney, other important French figures, and E.M.C. Neyman |
| Image Folder PF-3410/10 |
Marshal Ney |
| Image Folder PF-3410/11 |
North Carolina house of Peter Stewart Ney; graves of Marshal Ney and Peter Stewart Ney |
| Image Folder PF-3410/12 |
North Carolina house of Peter Stewart Ney; grave and monuments of Marshal Ney |
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Series 5. Volumes
This series contains manuscript volumes containing typed copies of materials related to Marshal Ney, much of which is duplicated in Series 2. Also included are leather portfolios containing exhibits of the manuscripts used to compare the handwriting of Marshal Ney with that of Peter Stuart Ney. Enclosed in the books are copies of the experts' report and two articles about handwriting.
| Folder 244 |
Volume 1French Letters and documents, 1815; extracts. |
| Folder 245 |
Volume 2Peter Stewart Ney's scrapbook. |
| Folder 246 |
Volume 3French Letters and documents; Peter Stewart Ney's writings for the Carolina Watchman; extracts; newspaper articles about the Ney legend. |
| Folder 247 |
Volume 4Extracts. |
| Folder 248 |
Volume 5Hoyt notes; Peter Stewart Ney writings (letters, poetry, etc.); Newspaper clippings and articles about the Ney legend; Published articles about the Ney legend. |
| Folder 249 |
Volume 6Peter McNee data; Peter Stewart Ney writings for the Carolina Watchman; Les Victimes de la Politique from the Courrier des Etats-Unis, 1854; letters and articles published in various newspapers by persons interested in the Ney legend. |
| Folder 250 |
Volume 7German records from Saarlouis, 1767-1769; French letters and documents, 1815-1819, 1822, 1826; Wellington letters; extract from Rochechouart's Souvenirs and many others. |
Oversize Volume SV-3410/8-10
SV-3410/8SV-3410/9SV-3410/10 |
Volumes 8-10Exhibits of the manuscripts used by the handwriting experts employed by Hoyt to compare the handwriting of Marshal Ney with that of Peter Stuart Ney. Enclosed in the books are copies of the experts' report and two articles about handwriting. |
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Series 5A. Volumes (Addition of July 2014)
Acquisitions Information: Accession 102056
Four type written books by W.H. Hoyt on the "Debow" family roots. The books have handwritten edits.
Box 18-19
Box 18Box 19 |
DeBow family |
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Series 6. Microfilm
This series contains copies of materials from Hoyt's research on the Ney legend from French, Italian, British, and American archives, depositories, and other sources historical documents.
Reel 1-2
Reel 1Reel 2 |
Microfilm |
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Series 7. Mecklenburg Declaration Materials, 1775-1909, 1954, and undated
This series includes copies collected by Hoyt because of his interest in the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. He discussed much of this material, and reproduced some of it, in his The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The photocopies were collected from various sources, primarily from the Emmet Collection and George Bancroft Collection of the Manuscript Division of the New York Public Library. When the location of the original is known, it is indicated on the photocopy.
The items that are not copies include a letter from William Howard Taft, 26 April 1909, and Hoyt's comment, 1954; and publisher's leaflet advertising The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
| Folder 251 |
Mecklenburg Declaration Series-Paphlet 1907; W.H. Taft letters 1909G.P. Putnam's advertisement of W.H. Hoyt's The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (1907). Letter from W.H. Taft to Hoyt, 26 April 1909, written just before the President went to Charlotte, N.C., to make a speech involving the "Mecklenburg Declaration." Hoyt's comment on W.H. Taft's speech, 1954. |
| Folder 252 |
Mecklenburg Declaration Series-13 June 1775Copy of The South-Carolina Gazette and Country Journal, 13 June 1775. |
| Folder 253 |
Mecklenburg Declaration Series-18 June 1775-1780Correspondence: 18 June 1775, New Bern, N.C., Richard Cogdell, addressee not given; 19 June 1776, Edenton, N.C., Declaration of the Vestry of St. Paul's Parish; 8 July 1779, Ephraim Brevard to Mark Alexander; 21 September 1780, Dr. J. Alexander to Jethro Sumner. |
| Folder 254 |
Mecklenburg Declaration Series-1819Correspondence: 18 August 1819, William Polk to Archibald D. Murphey, sending narrative of Revolutionary events and a copy of Joseph McK. Alexander's letter to William Davidson, 1819. |
| Folder 255 |
Mecklenburg Declaration Series-1851-1907Correspondence: 20 December 1851, David L. Swain to Benjamin S. Lossing; 9 June 1856, Hugh Blair Crisby to George Bancroft; 6 and 18 March 1858, two letters, David L. Swain to Bancroft. |
| Folder 256 |
Mecklenburg Declaration Series-UndatedTwo newspaper clippings: one probably from the New York Daily Times, signed "North Carolina," about Francis Lister Hawks' address on the Mecklenburg Declaration; and one from the National Intelligencer, on the Declaration and George Tucker's and Hugh Blair Grigsby's comments on it. Autograph of John McKnit Alexander, undated. |
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