Benjamin Robinson Huske Papers, 1779-1937

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Benjamin Robinson Huske Papers, 1779-1937

1779-1937

Benjamin Robinson Huske and family lived chiefly in Fayetteville, N.C. The collection includes scattered papers of relatives and ancestors of Huske, including the following: late 18th- and early 19th-century papers of the Huske, Attmore, and Strange families, including correspondence; a travel diary and lettercopy books, 1783-1799, of William Attmore, merchant of Philadelphia, Pa., and New Bern, N.C.; and a long patriotic poem written during the War of 1812 by Robert Strange (1796-1854) of Fayetteville, N.C. Also included are family and church correspondence, sermons, and other ministerial records of Joseph Caldwell Huske (1822-1897), rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, N.C., chiefly 1840s and 1870s-1890s, and military reports and returns of B.R. Huske (son of J.C. Huske) as major of in the North Carolina volunteers in the Spanish-American War.

2.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 500 items)

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Strange family.

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Attmore family.

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Attmore, William, -1800

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William Attmore (1750-1800) was a merchant and shipper of Philadelphia, Pa., and New Bern, N.C., who married Sarah Sitgreaves (1771-1843) of New Bern in 1790. They had four children including a son, George Sitgreaves Attmore. George Sitgreaves Attmore (1794-1859) was a lawyer of New Bern, N.C., who married Mary Taylor (1806-1852), daughter of Isaac and Hannah Taylor. They had seven children. Among the children of George S. and Mary Taylor Attmore were: Hannah...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Strange, Robert, 1796-1854

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Senator from North Carolina. From the description of Letters : Washington, D.C., to the Secretary of the Navy, 1839-1840. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28885741 Robert Strange was a United States senator from North Carolina from 1836 to 1840. From the guide to the Robert Strange Papers, ., 1832, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Huske, Joseph C. (Joseph Caldwell), 1822-1897

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St. John's Episcopal Church (Fayetteville, N.C.)

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St. John's Episcopal Church was established 7 April 1817, Fayetteville, N.C....

Episcopal Church

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In 1982, the General Convention of the Church deleted the words "Protestant" and "in the United States of America" from the official title of the Church, making it the Episcopal Church. From the description of Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1823-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152635 ...

Huske family.

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Huske, Benjamin Robinson, 1862-1937.

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Benjamin Robinson Huske and family chiefly of Fayetteville, N.C. From the description of Benjamin Robinson Huske papers, 1779-1937. WorldCat record id: 24111893 Benjamin Robinson Huske and family lived chiefly in Fayetteville, N.C. From the guide to the Benjamin Robinson Huske Papers, 1779-1937, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...