Thomas Merritt Pittman Papers, . 1894-1932

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Thomas Merritt Pittman Papers, . 1894-1932

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Thomas Merritt Pittman (1857-1932) of North Carolina was a lawyer, judge, and member of the North Carolina Historical Commission, 1911-1932. The collection includes letters received by Pittman concerning personal matters, the Baptist church, law, particularly a bar association committee studying the Torrens system of registering land titles, 1911-1917, and historical interests, particularly the origin of the Confederate flag. Also included are papers of Jessica Randolph Smith, who claimed that her father, Orren R. Smith, designed the Confederate flag.

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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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Pittman, Thomas Merritt, 1857-1932

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Lawyer, judge, and historian, of Henderson, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1752-1932. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019825 Thomas Merritt Pittman (1857-1932) of Franklin County, Charlotte, and Henderson, N.C., was a lawyer, judge, and member of the North Carolina Historical Commission, 1911-1932. Pittman was a prominent Baptist and collaborated with Reverend J. D. Hufham in publishing a series of Baptist historical papers. He was also involved with a...