Joseph Nathaniel Allen Papers, 1808-1967

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Joseph Nathaniel Allen Papers, 1808-1967

http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/a/Allen,Joseph_Nathaniel.html

Educator, attorney, and Confederate officer Joseph Nathaniel Allen (also known as Nat Allen) was born in Warren County, N.C., in 1834 and died in 1917. The collection includes correspondence, writings, genealogical materials, and financial and legal documents of Joseph Nathaniel Allen and his family. Correspondence contains discussions of family and local news, social events, health, religion, and travel. There are detailed accounts of an 1858 Independence Day celebration and an 1890 trip to Charleston, S.C. Also included is a brief sketch by Allen of Confederate General Robert Ransom, whom he served as private secretary during the Civil War. Genealogical materials include a 1967 biographical essay about Allen written by his grandson and a 1953 essay about the Watson family. Financial and legal materials mainly consist of receipts, Confederate bonds, and a North Carolina certificate proclaiming Allen's right to practice law. There are also newspaper clippings from the 1920s about Charles Applewhite Hill's tenure in the North Carolina Senate, 1823-1827.

About 150 items (0.5 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6625341

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Allen

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Allen, Joseph Nathaniel, 1834-1917

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Educator, attorney, and Confederate officer Joseph Nathaniel Allen (also known as Nat Allen) was born in Warren County, N.C., in 1834 and died in 1917. From the description of Joseph Nathaniel Allen papers, 1808-1967 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 55142230 Joseph Nataniel Allen (also known as Nat Allen) was born in 1834 to Edmond and Sallie Park Watson Allen in Warren County, N.C. Allen was educated at the Warrenton Male Academy and, in the 1850s, he read law...

Charles Applewhite Hill

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Robert Ransom

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Allen, Joseph Nathaniel, 1834-1917

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63r8hfd (person)

Educator, attorney, and Confederate officer Joseph Nathaniel Allen (also known as Nat Allen) was born in Warren County, N.C., in 1834 and died in 1917. From the description of Joseph Nathaniel Allen papers, 1808-1967 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 55142230 Joseph Nataniel Allen (also known as Nat Allen) was born in 1834 to Edmond and Sallie Park Watson Allen in Warren County, N.C. Allen was educated at the Warrenton Male Academy and, in the 1850s, he read law...

Watson

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67z1srd (family)