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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 175 items) |
Abstract | William S. (William Shepard) Bryan (1827-1906), native of Raleigh, N.C., practiced law in Baltimore, Md. Bryan's papers include some legal correspondence, including two from Roger B. Taney, but consist chiefly of letters from his family at Raleigh, N.C., in the 1850s, especially from his brother, Army officer Francis Theodore Bryan of Florida and Washington, D.C., and members of the Pettigrew family and Battle family of North Carolina. Also included are political correspondence, 1818-1835 (26 items), and a personal account book of his father, John Heritage Bryan (1798-1870), Whig United States representative from North Carolina. Correspondents include William Gaston, Francis L. Hawks, Richard D. Spaight, George E. Badger, Daniel Webster, Edward Everett, and Nathaniel Macon. |
Creator | Bryan, William S. |
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, April 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 Shepard Bryan (1827-1906), native of Raleigh, N.C. and graduate of the University of North Carolina, practiced law in Baltimore, Md. He was one of the fourteen children of John Heritage Bryan and Mary Shepard Bryan.
John Heritage Bryan (1798-1870) of New Bern and Raleigh, N.C., was a graduate of the University of North Carolina, a lawyer, state legislator, Whig Party member, and United States congressman.
Back to TopThe papers of William S. Bryan include some legal correspondence, including two pieces from Roger B. Taney, but consist chiefly of letters from his family at Raleigh, N.C., in the 1850s, especially from his brother, Army officer Francis Theodore Bryan of Florida and Washington, D.C., and members of the Pettigrew and Battle families of North Carolina. Also included are political correspondence, 1818-1835 (26 items), and a personal account book of his father, John Heritage Bryan. Correspondents include William Gaston, Francis L. Hawks, Richard D. Spaight, George E. Badger, Daniel Webster, Edward Everett, and Nathaniel Macon.
Back to TopLetters received by John Heritage Bryan as a member of the United States Congress and the Whig Party. Some correspondents include William Gaston, Francis L. Hawks, R. D. Spaight, James Manney, George E. Badger, William B. Meares, James Barbour, Edward Everett, J. Burgwyn, Daniel Webster, John Sergeant, William B. Sprague, Robert Perkins Letcher, and Nathaniel Macon. Also included is an account book, 1844-1848, of John Heritage Bryan which contains an inventory of his personal property and various accounts of his personal and professional receipts and disbursement.
Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1818-1826 |
Folder 2 |
1827-1835 |
Folder 10 |
Volume 1: Account book with inventory, John Heritage Bryan, 1844-1848 |
Letters received by William Shepard Bryan, chiefly from his family and relatives in North Carolina, about family affairs and social life. Some correspondents include his brothers, Francis Theodore and Charles S. Bryan; his wife, Lizzie Hayward Bryan; his mother, Mary Shepard Bryan; Bryan Grimes; Roger B. Taney; Sam J. Calvert; and members of the Pettigrew and Battle families.
Folder 3 |
1843-1849 |
Folder 4 |
1850-1852 |
Folder 5 |
1853 |
Folder 6 |
1854 |
Folder 7 |
1855-1856 |
Folder 8 |
1857-1870 |
1879 |
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Folder 9 |
Undated |