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Size | 8 items. |
Abstract | Octavius Coke (1840-1895) was an lawyer, Democratic politician, and North Carolina secretary of state, 1891-1895. He was born in Williamsburg, Va., moved to Edenton, N.C., after the Civil War and to Raleigh in 1880. With his first wife, who died in 1876, he had two children, Carolina and Octavius, Jr. With his second wife, Kate Fisher, he had four more children. The collection includes letters, notes on tariffs and state banks, and an internal revenue statement for 1891. Three of the letters were written by Octavius Coke, Jr., in the 1890s. Letters to his sister Caroline and to his stepmother in 1897 describe his position with the American Tobacco Company and his life in Cincinnati. A letter, 14 January 1899, to his stepmother from Havana, Cuba, describes his life in the 1st North Carolina Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War. |
Creator | Coke, Octavius, 1840-1895. |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English. |
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Octavius Coke (1840-1895) was a lawyer, Democratic politician, and North Carolina secretary of state, 1891-1895. He was born in Williamsburg, Va., moved to Edenton, N.C., after the Civil War and to Raleigh in 1880. With his first wife, who died in 1876, he had two children, Carolina and Octavius, Jr. With his second wife, Kate Fisher, he had four more children.
Back to TopLetters, notes on tariffs and state banks, and an internal revenue statement for 1891. Three of the letters were written by Octavius Coke, Jr., in the 1890s. Letters to his sister Caroline and to his stepmother in 1897 describe his position with the American Tobacco Company and his life in Cincinnati. A letter, 14 January 1899, to his stepmother from Havana, Cuba, describes his life in the 1st North Carolina Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War.
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