Robert Treat Paine Papers, 1830-1900 (bulk 1830-1858)

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Robert Treat Paine Papers, 1830-1900, (bulk 1830-1858)

Robert Treat Paine Papers, 1830-1900 (bulk 1830-1858)

http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/p/Paine,Robert_Treat.html

Robert Treat Paine of Edenton, N.C., was a lawyer, state legislator, army officer during the Mexican War, member of the United States and Mexican Claims Commission, and United States Representative, 1855-1857. The collection includes family, political, and military correspondence of Robert Treat Paine. The bulk of the papers date from 1830-1858 with the greatest concentration in the Mexican War period. Earlier papers include letters to Paine's wife while he was attending the North Carolina General Assembly. Mexican War papers include letters home and military and political correspondence. A smaller amount of papers relate to the postwar Mexican Claims Commission, Paine's term as an American Party congressman, the sale and gifting of slaves, and, after 1860, to agricultural affairs of Paine and his son-in-law, William Thompson, in Texas.

275; 0.5

eng,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection