John Caldwell Papers, 1766-1917

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John Caldwell Papers, 1766-1917

http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/c/Caldwell,John.html

John Caldwell was a merchant of Morganton, N.C. The collection contains business papers, chiefly 1810-1850, and business and family correspondence of John Caldwell. Family correspondence includes letters and reports, 1833-1839, from his son, Tod Robinson Caldwell (later governor of North Carolina), at school in Hillsborough, N.C., and at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. Business papers consist of notes; accounts; deeds; bills of sale, including some slave bills of sale; legal papers; and other items, many relating to the Bank of Cape Fear, the Branch Bank of Virginia, and the United States Bank. Volumes, 1799-1825, are daybooks and ledgers of Caldwell's general merchandise business.

1500; 1.5

eng,

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 6625911

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

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Caldwell, John, fl. 1810-1850.

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John Caldwell emigrated from Ireland to Morganton, N.C., in 1800 where he started a mercantile business. His son, Ted R. Caldwell (1818-1874), served as lieutenant governor (1868-1870) and governor (1871-1874) of North Carolina. From the guide to the John Caldwell Papers, 1766-1917, (Southern Historical Collection) John Caldwell was a merchant of Morganton, N.C. From the description of John Caldwell papers, 1766-1917 (bulk 1810-1850). WorldCat record id: 23295186...