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Size | 6.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 3,600 items) |
Abstract | Edward Jones (1762-1841) of Wilmington and Fayetteville, N.C., native of Ireland, was a merchant, lawyer, and solicitor-general of North Carolina. His son-in-law, John Dick Eccles (died 1856), was also of Fayetteville. The collection includes correspondence and other papers of Edward Jones and of his son-in-law, John Dick Eccles. Included are a series of letters written from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in 1843, describing medical treatment and the declining health of Edward J. Eccles (died circa 1843); and a letter, 18 November 1847, describing a visit to the Peale home in Philadelphia, Pa. Also included is correspondence of members of the McLaurin, Hooper, DeBerniere, Holmes, and other families of Cumberland, New Hanover, Chatham, and Sampson counties, N.C., Carroll County, Miss., New Orleans, La., and other places. Edward Jones's correspondence, beginning in the 1780s, includes letters from his friend Peter Stephen Du Ponceau, Philadelphia lawyer and author, and from several North Carolina Federalist leaders concerning state and national politics. Also included in the collection are two other series of letters, one from the Holmes family (copies only) of Fayetteville and Wilmington, N.C., and Carroll County, Miss., the majority of which were written by women during the antebellum period, discussing Holmes and Blankes family life, economic conditions, and the splintering of the family; and the other of the Parsley family of Wilmington. Also included are transcript copies and extensive notes on these letters and on family history by Catherine Holmes (Jones) Pierce of Durham, N.C. |
Creator | Eccles (Family : Fayetteville, N.C.)
Holmes (Family : Fayetteville, N.C.) Parsley (Family : Wilmington, N.C.) |
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, September 2009; Nancy Kaiser, December 2021
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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Edward Jones (1762-1841) of Wilmington and Fayetteville, N.C., native of Ireland, was a merchant, lawyer, and solicitor-general of North Carolina. His son-in-law, John Dick Eccles (died 1856), was also of Fayetteville.
Back to TopThe collection includes correspondence and other papers of Edward Jones (1762-1841) of Wilmington and Fayetteville, N.C., native of Ireland, merchant, lawyer, and solicitor-general of North Carolina; and of his son-in-law, John Dick Eccles (died 1856), also of Fayetteville. Included are a series of letters written from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in 1843, describing medical treatment and the declining health of Edward J. Eccles (died circa 1843); and a letter, 18 November 1847, describing a visit to the Peale home in Philadelphia. Also included is correspondence of members of the McLaurin, Hooper, DeBerniere, Holmes, and other families of Cumberland, New Hanover, Chatham, and Sampson counties, N.C., Carroll County, Miss., New Orleans, La., and other places. Edward Jones's correspondence, beginning in the 1780s, includes letters from his friend Peter Stephen Du Ponceau, Philadelphia lawyer and author, and from several North Carolina Federalist leaders concerning state and national politics. Also included in the collection are two other series of letters, one from the Holmes family (copies only) of Fayetteville and Wilmington, N.C., and Carroll County, Miss., the majority of which were written by women during the antebellum period, discussing Holmes and Blankes family life, economic conditions, and the splintering of the family; and the other of the Parsley family of Wilmington. Also included are transcript copies and extensive notes on these letters and on family history by Catherine Holmes (Jones) Pierce of Durham, N.C.
Back to TopFamily letters, wills, and land deeds of the John D. Eccles family, beginning with the papers of Edward Jones (1762-1841) of Chatham County, N.C., father of Elizabeth Pollock Jones Eccles, and terminating with letters of the grandchildren of John D. Eccles.
Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Originals, 1783-1799 |
Folder 2 |
Originals, 1800-1819 |
Folder 3 |
Originals, 1820-1843 |
Folder 4 |
Originals, 1844-1852 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3504/1 |
Indenture, 1852 |
Folder 5 |
Originals, 1853-1870 |
Folder 6 |
Originals, 1877-1940 |
Folder 7 |
Originals, Undated |
Folder 8 |
Typed transcriptions |
Folder 9 |
Notebook |
Folder 10-11
Folder 10Folder 11 |
Miscellaneous notes |
Folder 12 |
Typed transcriptions, 1832-1841 |
Folder 13 |
Typed transcriptions, 1842-1903 |
Folder 14 |
Photocopies, 1832-1841 |
Folder 15 |
Photocopies, 1842-1903 |
Folder 16 |
Handwritten transcriptions |
Folder 17-18
Folder 17Folder 18 |
Notes |
Folder 19 |
Originals, 1870-1889 |
Folder 20 |
Originals, 1891-1900 |
Folder 21 |
Originals, 1901-1947 |
Folder 22 |
Transcriptions, 1885-1905 |
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Folder 23 |
Adams |
Folder 24 |
Alexander, Samuel Caldwell |
Folder 25 |
Alston |
Folder 26 |
Barnwell, Mary de B. |
Folder 27 |
Blanks, William L. |
Folder 28 |
Borum |
Folder 29 |
Brandon, Mississippi |
Folder 30 |
Bryan |
Folder 31 |
Bunting |
Folder 32 |
Burgwyn |
Folder 33 |
Cemetery Records |
Folder 34 |
Censuses |
Folder 35 |
Clinton, Richard |
Folder 36 |
Crutcher |
Folder 37 |
Cutts |
Folder 38 |
Daughters of American Revolution |
Folder 39 |
Deeds |
Folder 40-41
Folder 40Folder 41 |
Duplin County, N.C. |
Folder 42 |
Eccles-Jones |
Folder 43 |
Faison |
Folder 44 |
Ferguson |
Folder 45 |
Florida |
Folder 46 |
Fort Independence |
Folder 47 |
Green Family |
Folder 48 |
Hall, Louise |
Folder 49 |
Hatch |
Folder 50 |
Herring |
Folder 51 |
Hill |
Folder 52 |
Hinton |
Folder 53 |
Hollow, Homer F. |
Folder 54-61
Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61 |
Holmes |
Folder 63-64
Folder 63Folder 64 |
Holmes |
Folder 62 |
Hooker, Percy |
Folder 65 |
Hooper |
Folder 66 |
Iredell |
Folder 67 |
James |
Folder 68-74
Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74 |
Johnstone |
Folder 75-79
Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79 |
Jones |
Folder 80 |
Kellam |
Folder 81-84
Folder 81Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84 |
Kenan |
Folder 85 |
Lanier |
Folder 86 |
Larkins |
Folder 87 |
Lee, Blanch Smith |
Folder 88 |
Library of Congress |
Folder 89 |
Love |
Folder 90 |
Lovick |
Folder 91 |
Lower Cape Fear History Society |
Folder 92 |
McCaskill |
Folder 93 |
McKethan |
Folder 94 |
McKoy |
Folder 95-99
Folder 95Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98Folder 99 |
McLaurin |
Folder 100 |
Mallett |
Folder 101 |
Merritt and Rencher |
Folder 102 |
Mississippi |
Folder 103 |
Morissey |
Folder 104 |
Murphy |
Folder 105 |
New York Public Library |
Folder 106 |
Norment |
Folder 107 |
North Carolina Department of Archives and History |
Folder 108 |
North Carolina State Library |
Folder 109 |
North Carolina, University of |
Folder 110 |
Parker |
Folder 111 |
Parrish |
Folder 112 |
Parsley |
Folder 113 |
Pierce |
Folder 114 |
Pittsboro |
Folder 115 |
Price |
Folder 116-117
Folder 116Folder 117 |
Register, Alvaretta K. |
Folder 118 |
Rowland |
Folder 119 |
Shaw, Colin |
Folder 120 |
Shine |
Folder 121 |
Snickers |
Folder 122 |
Stamps |
Folder 123 |
Stanford |
Folder 124 |
Taylor |
Folder 125 |
Teachey |
Folder 126 |
Torrans |
Folder 127 |
Warren, Edward (Bey) |
Folder 128 |
Whitfield |
Folder 129-130
Folder 129Folder 130 |
Williams |
Folder 131-148
Folder 131Folder 132Folder 133Folder 134Folder 135Folder 136Folder 137Folder 138Folder 139Folder 140Folder 141Folder 142Folder 143Folder 144Folder 145Folder 146Folder 147Folder 148 |
Wills |
Folder 149 |
Wilmington Advertiser and People's Press |
Folder 150 |
Wilmington Presbyterian Church |
Box 10 |
Unprocessed Genealogical Notes and Indexes |
Oversize papers (OPF-3504/1).
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