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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | Joseph John Jenkins (b. 1861) of Siler City, N.C., was a teacher, banker, sheriff, and treasurer of Chatham County, N.C. The collection includes a jail book recording names of prisoners kept in the Chatham County jail and other information, and a volume recording licenses issued in the county for liquor, livery stables, peddlers, physicians, lawyers, merry-go-rounds, and other purposes. |
Creator | Jenkins, Joseph John, b. 1861. |
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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Joseph John Jenkins (b. 1861) of Siler City, N.C., was a teacher, banker, sheriff, treasurer of Chatham County, N.C., and graduate of the University of North Carolina.
Back to TopThe collection inlcudes a jail book recording names of prisoners kept in the Chatham County jail showing dates of release and other information, and a volume recording licenses issued in the county for liquor, livery stables, peddlers, physicians, lawyers, merry-go-rounds, museums, and other purposes.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Volume 1: Jail book, 1895-1898 |
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Folder 2 |
Volume 2: Ledger of license, 1895-1898 |