A. J. Osborne Papers, 1879-1901

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A. J. Osborne Papers, 1879-1901

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A. J. Osborne of Garden Creek, Haywood County, N.C., was an agent for Benjamin B. Valentine and Mann Satterwhite Valentine of Richmond, Va., philanthropists and collectors of Indian relics of the Appalachian region. The collection includes papers of Osborne relating to his service as agent for the Valentines. The correspondence with the Valentines and with Osborne's sub-agents and their diggers concerns the collecting process in Haywood and Cherokee counties and doubts about the authenticity of the Indian artifacts.

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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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A. J. Osborne of Garden Creek, Haywood County, N.C., was an agent for Benjamin B. Valentine and Mann Satterwhite Valentine of Richmond, Va., philanthropists and collectors of Indian relics of the Appalachian region. From the guide to the A. J. Osborne Papers, 1879-1901, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...