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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 825 items) |
Abstract | The collection contains financial and legal papers, and family correspondence (chiefly 1850-1889) of the Blodgett, Britton, and Moore families of Philadelphia, Pa., Northampton County, N.C., and New Orleans, La. Included are correspondence and legal items relating to land transactions in Philadelphia, the "Blodgett Claim" to land in central Washington, D.C., and various family estates; letters about life in New Orleans and rice production in Louisiana, 1845-1860; letters regarding community affairs in Philadelphia and in Warrenton, Va., 1871-1890, and J. Blodgett Britton's work as an industrial chemist in the late nineteenth century; and account books of Cornelius Godwin Cotten Moore (died 1888), physician of Northampton County. |
Creator | Britton (Family : Britton, J. Blodgett)
Moore (Family : Northampton County, 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: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2010
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The collection contains financial and legal papers, and family correspondence (chiefly 1850-1889) of the Blodgett, Britton, and Moore families of Philadelphia, Pa., Northampton County, N.C., and New Orleans, La. Included are correspondence and legal items relating to land transactions in Philadelphia, the "Blodgett Claim" to land in central Washington, D.C., and various family estates; letters about life in New Orleans and rice production in Louisiana, 1845-1860; letters regarding community affairs in Philadelphia and in Warrenton, Va., 1871-1890, and J. Blodgett Britton's work as an industrial chemist in the late nineteenth century; and account books of Cornelius Godwin Cotten Moore (died 1888), physician of Northampton County.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1798; 1814-1854 |
Folder 2 |
1855-1879 |
Folder 3 |
1880-1890 and undated |
Folder 4 |
1815; 1838-1849 |
Folder 5 |
1850-1853 |
Folder 6 |
1854-1859 |
Folder 7 |
1860-1865 |
Folder 8 |
1866-1871 |
Folder 9 |
1872-1875 |
Folder 10 |
1876-1880 |
Folder 11 |
1881-1885 |
Folder 12 |
1886-1889 and undated |
Folder 13 |
1798-1857 |
Folder 14 |
1862-1877 |
Folder 15 |
1878-1916 and undated |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-4136/1 |
Oversize deeds and legal papers |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder X-OPF-4136/1-2
X-OPF-4136/1X-OPF-4136/2 |
Extra-oversize deeds and legal papers |
Folder 16 |
Volume 1: Autograph album, Elinor Matilda Britton, 1833 |
Folder 17 |
Volume 2: Autograph album, Isabella Britton, 1840 |
Folder 18 |
Volume 3: "Miscellaneous Receipts [Recipes]," Ellen Moore, 1841Also includes instructions for knitting socks and making cologne, dyes, whitewash, and medicines. |
Folder 19 |
Volume 4: "List of Properties Belonging to Julia A. Britton. Made by J. B. Britton," 1 December 1858Individual entries for property owned, showing acquisition, rental and/or sale, and mortgage owed, if any. |
Folder 20 |
Volume 5: Journal of expenses and income (C. G. C. Moore?), 1863-1864; 1874-1875Includes money and crops received from tenants and supplies advanced. |
Folder 21 |
Volume 6: Journal of work done and paid for, crops harvested or received, and items purchased (C. G. C. Moore?), 1882-1892The obverse is a journal of transactions with tenants, 1887-1892, including money and supplies advanced, crops and other payments received, and the terms of each lease. |
Folder 22 |
Volume 7: Journal of medical accounts, 1864-1872Entries by date show name of patient, treatment, and cost, usually marked to show date of payment. |
Folder 23 |
Volume 8: Journal of medical accounts, 1872-1888Also includes long reflections, probably written by Ellen Britton Moore, about her marriage and her sense of loss following the death of her husband. |
Reel M-4136/1 |
Microfilm |
Includes correspondence, legal documents, newspaper articles, and other items relating to the "Blodget Claim," regarding land in central Washington, D.C.
Folder 24-28
Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28 |
Correspondence, legal documents, newspaper articles, and other items |