Henry William Harrington papers, 1775-1864.

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Henry William Harrington papers, 1775-1864.

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The collection is chiefly political, military, and family correspondence of Revolutionary General Henry William Harrington and Henry William Harrington Jr. Early papers concern military actions of the Revolution in the Carolinas and political and legal affairs in its aftermath. Correspondents include John Auld, Horatio Gates, Charles W. Goldsborough, William Barry Grove, Paul Hamilton, John Henry, A.M. Hopper, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, and Benjamin W. Williams, among others. Later items include correspondence and other papers of Henry William Harrington Jr. and his mother, Rosanna Auld Harrington. The collection also includes a nine volume diary (portions transcribed), 1826, 1833-1834, and 1849-1864, of Henry William Harrington Jr., and an 1855 inventory of taxable property in the Wolf Pit District, Richmond County, N.C. Diary entries focus on daily business and financial transactions, plantation and social activities, travel, hunting expeditions, and other leisure pursuits. Transcribed excerpts include some entries not appearing in the original diary, including a description of a trip through the South, 1833-1834. The addition of April 2010 consists of a diary by Rosanna Auld Harrington, 1794-1812. Entries in the diary include a letter addressed to her daughter, Harriet Harrington Strong, before Harriet's departure for school in November 1806; religious writings; a 1794 reflection on the deaths of her children that includes a list of her children with their dates of birth and death. The diary also contains writings, including a speech dated 4 July 1812 and poetry from 1807 by Bela William Strong, Harriet Harrington Strong's husband.

ca. 80 items (0.5 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7090526

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825

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Henry, John Arthur

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Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806

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Harrington, Henry William, 1793-1868

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Grove, William Barry, 1764-1818

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Harrington, Henry William, 1748-1809

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Henry William Harrington (1748-1809) was a brigadier general in the American Revolution, a legislator in both North Carolina and South Carolina, and a planter. His son, Henry William Harrington Jr. (1793-1868) was a successful planter, businessman, and landowner of Richmond County, N.C., who served in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 and as a representative in the North Carolina House of Commons and to Constitutional Convention. From the description of Henry William Harr...

Goldsborough, Charles W. (Charles Washington), 1779-1843

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Washington politician, served as president of Washington Board of Aldermen. From the description of Letter : Georgetown, to W. Hunter, Newport, R.I., 1814 April 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22458303 ...

Hopper, A. M.

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Strong, Harriet Harrington, 1795-1829.

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Harrington, Rosanna Auld, fl. 1776-1815.

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Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816

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Governor of S.C., 1804-1806; Secretary of Navy, 1809-1813; member of S.C. House, 1788-1789; member of S.C. Senate, 1794, 1798-1799; slave owner who urged S.C. legislature to prohibit African slave trade; son of Archibald and Rebecca Branford Hamilton; husband of Mary Wilkinson Hamilton. From the description of Paul Hamilton papers, 1802-1812. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 44010020 Paul Hamilton (1762-1816) was born in St. Paul's Parish, South Carolina o...

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Strong, Bela William, 1786-1829.

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Auld, John

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Williams, Benjamin W.

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