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Abstract | Typescript of "Anthology of death on Three Mile Creek" by Jake Carpenter of Avery County, N.C. From 1842 until 1900, Carpenter recorded local deaths and frequently added comments on the life of the deceased and the cause of death. In 1915, he added a comment on the death of bank robber Frank James. Later this material was read to Naomi Barrier Cuthbertson, who added remarks which have been recorded with her name after each. This typed copy was prepared from the original by Denise M. Abbey with the aid of Mary M. Sloop and Theron Dellinger, preserving Carpenter's spelling from his own handwritten record. |
Creator | Carpenter, Jake, 1833-1920. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Jake Carpenter was born 4 January 1833 on Three Mile Creek, N.C., and lived near Crossnore School in Avery County, N.C. From 1842 until 1900 he kept an "Anthology of death on Three Mile Creek" in which he recorded local deaths and frequently added comments on the life of the deceased and the cause of death. He died 20 March 1920.
Back to TopThis collections consists of a typescript of Jake Carpenter's "Anthology of death on Three Mile Creek". From 1842 until 1900, Carpenter kept the anthology in which he recorded local deaths and frequently added comments on the life of the deceased and the cause of death. In 1915, he added a comment on the death of bank robber Frank James. Later this material was read to Naomi Barrier Cuthbertson, who added remarks which have been recorded with her name after each. In the 1930s, Denise M. Abbey, with the aid of Mary M. Sloop and Theron Dellinger, obtained the original anthology, interpreted it and had it typed. According to the introduction, this typed copy was "taken verbatim from his own handwritten records."
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"Anthology of death on Three Mile Creek" |