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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 90 items) |
Abstract | John Aston Pritchett (1826-1909) of Greensboro, N.C., was a cabinetmaker, undertaker, active member of the Republican Party, and justice of the peace and legislator, 1881 and 1887. The collection includes miscellaneous deeds and financial and legal papers of John Aston Pritchett and of related members of the Matthews family of Chatham County, N.C.; four letters relating to teaching school in Greensboro, 1888-1889; and two small memoranda books of a Baptist preacher in Chatham County, 1868-1874. |
Creator | Pritchett, John Aston, 1826-1909. |
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, May 2009
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, November 2009; December 2010
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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John Aston Pritchett (1826-1909) of Greensboro, N.C., was a cabinetmaker, undertaker, active member of the Republican Party, and justice of the peace and legislator, 1881 and 1887. His wife was Olivia B. Pritchett. They had one son, George Washington Pritchett (1869-1927), who was married to Annie Matthews of the Matthews family of Chatham and Randolph counties, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes miscellaneous deeds and financial and legal papers of John Aston Pritchett and of related members of the Matthews family of Chatham County, N.C. There are also four letters relating to teaching school in Greensboro, 1888-1889; two small memoranda books of a Baptist preacher in Chatham County, 1868-1874; and other items.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1787-1819 |
Folder 2 |
1823-1859 |
Folder 3 |
1860-1869 |
Folder 4 |
1870-1889 |
Folder 5 |
1893-1910, 1933 |
Folder 6 |
Undated manuscripts and fragments |
Miscellaneous |
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Folder 7 |
Volume 1: Memoranda book, John Aston Pritchett, 1889-1909 |
Folder 8 |
Volume 2: Memoranda book of sermon texts and chapels, Thomas Matthews (?), 1868-1874 |
Folder 9 |
Volume 3: Memoranda book of sermon texts and chapels, Thomas Matthews (?), 1868-1874 |
Oversize Paper OP-3968/1 |
Land grant to Roger Griffith and William Finley, 9 August 1787 |