David Outlaw Papers, . 1847-1855; 1866

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David Outlaw Papers, . 1847-1855; 1866

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David Outlaw was a Whig congressman from Bertie County, N.C. The collection is chiefly correspondence of Outlaw to his wife while he was a member of Congress, 1847-1853. Subjects discussed are state and national politics, including the Mexican War, the slavery question, sectionalism, the Wilmot Proviso, the Missouri Compromise, and the Compromise of 1850; social life in Washington, D.C.; and Outlaw's family and his farm in Bertie County, near Windsor, N.C. In his absence from home, Outlaw's farm was managed by one of his slaves. Also included are a few letters from Outlaw's wife and daughter and genealogical material on the Outlaw and Anderson families of Tennessee (typed transcriptions).

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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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Outlaw, David, 1806-1868

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David Outlaw was a Whig congressman from Bertie County, N.C. From the guide to the David Outlaw Papers, ., 1847-1855; 1866, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Whig congressman from Bertie County, N.C. From the description of David Outlaw papers, 1847-1855; 1866 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24599974 ...