E. J. Hale Papers, 1815-1936

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E. J. Hale Papers, 1815-1936

Edward Joseph Hale was editor of the Fayetteville (N.C.) ; Confederate officer; United States consul in Manchester, England, 1885-1889; and United States envoy to Costa Rica, 1913-1916. Observer Papers include E. J. Hale's correspondence, letterbooks, and other items relating to his diplomatic posts; his interest in canal projects at the Isthmus (a small amount), in England, and in North Carolina; state and national politics; and family business matters. The collection includes official and personal correspondence with Woodrow Wilson and correspondence of Hale's sons, Thomas Hill Hale and Frederick Toomer Hale, in Fayetteville, N.C., and Santa Cruz, Calif., concerning family business and the Depression, 1928-1936.

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Hale, E. J. (Edward Joseph).

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Edward Joseph Hale, son of Edward Jones Hale and Sarah Jane Walker, was graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1860 as valedictorian. He worked briefly for his father, who was founding editor of the Fayetteville Observer, before enlisting in the Confederate Army. He achieved the rank of major in the Confederate army and remained in service until his surrender with Lane's Brigade at Appomattox. Because of the Observer 's support of the Confederacy, Sherman had destroyed i...