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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 |
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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.
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1798-1857 #04136, Series: "3. Legal Documents, 1782-1916 and undated." Folder 13 |
Folder 14 |
1862-1877 #04136, Series: "3. Legal Documents, 1782-1916 and undated." Folder 14 |
Folder 15 |
1878-1916 and undated #04136, Series: "3. Legal Documents, 1782-1916 and undated." Folder 15 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-4136/1 |
Oversize deeds and legal papers #04136, Series: "3. Legal Documents, 1782-1916 and undated." OPF-4136/1 |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder X-OPF-4136/1-2
X-OPF-4136/1X-OPF-4136/2 |
Extra-oversize deeds and legal papers #04136, Series: "3. Legal Documents, 1782-1916 and undated." X-OPF-4136/1-2 |
Reel M-4136/1 |
Microfilm #04136, Series: "6. Microfilm" Reel M-4136/1 |
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 #04136, Series: "Addition of December 1987 (Acc. 88022)" Folder 24-28 |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2010
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