Haughton Family Papers (#2809-z) 1834-1862

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Haughton Family Papers (#2809-z) 1834-1862

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The Haughton family of Chatham County, N.C., included planter John Haughton and his son, John Hooker Haughton (1810-1876), lawyer in Chatham County and New Bern, N.C. John Haughton's grandson, Thomas Hill Haughton (d. 1915), graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1861 and served as a lieutenant in the Confederate army. John Laurence Haughton (1841-1862), probably another grandson of John Haughton's, also graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1861, but died while in service of the Confederate army. Legal, military, and other papers and an autograph book relating to three generations of the Haughton family. Legal papers of John Haughton include an 1837 deed of land and an 1842 will. Legal papers of his son, John Hooker Haughton, include an 1834 admission as attorney to the North Carolina Superior Court of Law and Equity, a printed copy of an 1854 speech delivered in the North Carolina Senate concerning a state constitutional convention, and an 1858 deed of land. The military papers relate to orders for John Haughton's grandson, Thomas Hill Haughton, to report to duty and his appointment as drill master in the Confederate army. The autograph book was compiled by James Laurence Haughton while he was a student at the University of North Carolina.

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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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