This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.
Size | 17 items |
Abstract | Joseph Cathey was a farmer, miller, and merchant in Haywood County, N.C. He was the son of William Cathey, one of the earliest Haywood County settlers. Cathey represented Haywood County at the North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835, and he served one term in the North Carolina Senate in 1842. The collection consists of an account book documenting Joseph Cathey's accounts with individuals, 1872-1873; an account book documenting accounts with individuals, including members of the Cathey family, for general merchandise, provisions, and dry goods, 1875-1890; and correspondence, agreements, bills, a summons, and a notice of an estate sale, 1833-1874. Included is a letter to Cathey from J.S. Moor, 16 June 1845, in which Moor urged Cathey to accept the Whig nomination for North Carolina Senate, running against Nicholas Woodfin. |
Creator | Cathey, Joseph, 1803-1874. |
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
Finding aid updated in February 2011 by Anna Kephart.
The Addition of June 2006 consists of original versions of photocopied documents in the collection. In February 2011, the photocopies were replaced with the originals, and the photocopies were discarded. These papers can be found in Folder 3.
Back to TopThe following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
Joseph Cathey (1803-1874) was a farmer, miller, and merchant in Haywood County, N.C. He was the son of William Cathey, one of the earliest Haywood County settlers. Cathey represented Haywood County at the North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835, and he served one term in the North Carolina Senate in 1842.
Back to TopThe collection consists of an account book documenting Joseph Cathey's accounts with individuals, 1872-1873; an account book documenting accounts with individuals, including members of the Cathey family, for general merchandise, provisions, and dry goods, 1875-1890; and correspondence, agreements, bills, a summons, and a notice of an estate sale, 1833-1874. Included is a letter to Cathey from J.S. Moor, 16 June 1845, in which Moor urged Cathey to accept the Whig nomination for North Carolina Senate, running against Nicholas Woodfin.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Account book, 1872-1873Account book of Joseph Cathey, general merchant in Forks of the Pigeon, Haywood County, N.C., documenting Cathey's accounts with individuals. |
Folder 2 |
Account book, 1875-1890Account book documenting accounts with individuals, including members of the Cathey family, for general merchandise, provisions, and dry goods. Haywood County tax receipt enclosed, to Mrs. Mattie Cathey, by J.A. Blaylock, Forks of the Pigeon, N.C. |
Folder 3 |
Papers, 1833-1873 and undatedCorrespondence, agreements, bills, a summons, and a notice of an estate sale. Among the papers is a letter to Cathey from J.S. Moor, 16 June 1845, in which Moor urged Cathey to accept the Whig nomination for North Carolina Senate, running against Nicholas Woodfin. There is also a photocopy of an undated fragment of a letter written in Roan County, Tenn. |