William M. Byrd Papers, . 1832-1914

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William M. Byrd Papers, . 1832-1914

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William M. Byrd of Linden, Ala., was a lawyer, state legislator, and state supreme court judge. The collection is chiefly deeds, indentures, and land grants for sales of land in Marengo County, Ala. Also included is some personal correspondence of William Byrd on plantation affairs, and some of his political correspondence with Millard Fillmore, Edwin Ewing of the Constitutional Union Party, and Horace Greely of the New York Tribune. Some of the letters and many of the deeds, indentures, and land grants relate to his law practice.

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

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

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Byrd, William M., 1817-1894.

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William M. Byrd of Linden, Ala., was a lawyer, state legislator, and state supreme court judge. From the description of William M. Byrd papers, 1832-1914 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 31908779 William M. Byrd (1817-1874) was the son of William H. Byrd of Richland, Mississippi. He was born on 6 December 1817 in Perry County, Mississippi. He attended La Grange College and, after his graduation, settled at Holly Springs, Mississippi. He later moved to Linden, A...