Roach Family Papers, 1728-1901

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Roach Family Papers, 1728-1901

1728-1901

Papers (1728-1901) including correspondence, inventories, wills, estates, land records, legal records, slave deeds, financial records, tax receipts, poems, cipher book, account book, and miscellaneous.

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Rodman, Will. B. (William Blount), 1817-1893

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William Wanton Rodman, a New York merchant, moved to Washington, N.C., in 1810., where he married Polly Ann Blount, daughter of John Gray Blount. William Blount Rodman (1917-1893), the eldest son of William Wanton Rodman and Polly Blount , was an attorney in Washington, N.C. He served as a Democratic elector for John Breckinridge in 1860 and as a Confederate elector for Jefferson Davis in 1861. He commanded Confederate troops at New Bern, N.C., and Mechanicsville, Va., and subsequently became a ...

Roach family.

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The Roach family was prominent in Craven County, N.C., during the 18th and 19th centuries. Members of the family emigrated to Georgia and Indiana in the 1820s. Charles Roach, Sr., his wife Polly, and their sons Charles, Jr., James, and David constitute the central focus of the collection. Administrative records exist for the Fornes, Summers, and Vincent families, for whom the Roaches served as estates administrators. From the description of Roach family papers, 1728-1901 [manuscript]...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...