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Alston family. Alston family papers, 1770-1897 [manuscript].

Title: Alston family papers, 1770-1897 [manuscript].

Materials include land records, receipts, correspondence, and other papers pertaining to the Alston family of Chatham County, N.C. Most of the land records and all of the receipts are photocopies of original materials. The land records cover the period 1770-1831 and document transactions involving Joseph John Alston, William Alston, Gideon Alston, and others. Receipts primarily document the sale of clothing by Junius A. Alston, 1857-1897. Correspondence, 1851-1877, written by women and exchanged with relatives, contains news of family, literary pursuits, and bereavement. Other papers include a freedmen₂s contract and a proposal to open a school.

ArchivalResource: 43 items.

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Alston, Joseph John. Joseph John Alston will, 1780 [manuscript].

Title: Joseph John Alston will, 1780 [manuscript].

Printed copy of the last will and testament of Joseph John Alston, Halifax County, N.C., 5 January 1780.

ArchivalResource: 1 items.

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