Leonidas Campbell Jones diaries, 1864-1889

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Leonidas Campbell Jones diaries, 1864-1889

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Leonidas Campbell Jones of Jonesboro, N.C., was superintendent of the Western Railroad in Fayetteville and ultimately superintendent of the North Carolina Central Railroad headquartered in Wilmington, N.C. Jones was an elder at the Old Buffalo Church (Presbyterian). Diaries of Leonidas Campbell Jones documenting his travel throughout North Carolina and other matters relating to railroad business. Jones made daily entries in his diaries on a variety of subjects, including the weather, daily activities, his health, religious matters, reading, recreation, and family matters. Many of the diaries also contain personal financial accounts. There are three diaries for 1864, then a ten-year silence, followed by diaries for each year from 1874 through 1889, except 1888. Jones made his last entry 5 July 1889 and died one week later.

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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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Jones, Leonidas Campbell, 1830?-1889.

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Leonidas Campbell Jones of Jonesboro, N.C., was superintendent of the Western Railroad in Fayetteville and ultimately superintendent of the North Carolina Central Railroad headquartered in Wilmington, N.C. Jones was an elder at the Old Buffalo Church (Presbyterian). From the description of Leonidas Campbell Jones diaries, 1864-1889 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 26243034 From the guide to the Leonidas Campbell Jones diaries, 1864-1889, (University of North Carolina at Cha...