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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 300 items) |
Abstract | Jesse James Bailey was born in Madison County, N.C. He served as sheriff of Madison County, 1920-1922, and of Buncombe County, 1928-1930. Much of his career as sheriff was spent enforcing Prohibition laws. In addition to his work as sheriff, Bailey worked for 58 years as a telegrapher and a detective for the Southern Railroad. The collection is chiefly correspondence relating to Jesse James Bailey's work as sheriff of Madison County, N.C., and of Buncombe County, N.C. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1920-1923. Most are carbon copies of letters written by Bailey to sheriffs of neighboring counties, often regarding the enforcement of Prohibition laws. Other correspondents include concerned citizens and law offenders. Topics include raids against liquor stills, endorsements for township deputies, tax collecting, and the issuing of warrants. Also included are financial and legal materials; clippings; writings; printed materials; and photographs, among them a picture of Bailey with liquor distilling apparatus. |
Creator | Bailey, Jesse James, 1888-1980. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Jesse James Bailey was born in Madison County, N.C. He served as sheriff of Madison County, 1920-1922, and of Buncombe County, 1928-1930. Much of his career as sheriff was spent enforcing Prohibition laws. In addition to his work as sheriff, Bailey worked for 58 years as a telegrapher and a detective for the Southern Railroad.
Back to TopThe collection is chiefly correspondence relating to Jesse James Bailey's work as sheriff of Madison County, N.C., and of Buncombe County, N.C. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1920-1923. Most are carbon copies of letters written by Bailey to sheriffs of neighboring counties, often regarding the enforcement of Prohibition laws. Other correspondents include concerned citizens and law offenders. Topics include raids against liquor stills, endorsements for township deputies, tax collecting, and the issuing of warrants. Also included are financial and legal materials; clippings; writings; printed materials; and photographs, among them a picture of Bailey with liquor distilling apparatus.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1 |
1916, 1920There is only one letter dated 1916. |
Folder 2 |
1921 |
Folder 3 |
1922-1924 |
Folder 4 |
1926-1930, 1964, and undatedThere is only one letter dated 1964. |
Folder 5-6
Folder 5Folder 6 |
Financial and legal materials, clippings, writings, printed materials |
Image Folder P-5260/1 |
Four photographsOne picture of Jesse James Bailey in front of a pile of liquor distilling materials; one picture of Jesse James Bailey with a banjo and four other men; and two pictures of an unidentified house. |