Robert Strange Papers, 1837-1865

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Robert Strange Papers, 1837-1865

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Lawyer of Wilmington, N.C. Letters to Robert Strange, chiefly from his father, Robert Strange (1796-1854), lawyer, judge, legislator, and U.S. senator from Fayetteville, N.C. Early letters from his father concern the younger Strange's studies at the University of North Carolina. Later letters discuss politics, including national Democratic politics in 1852. One letter contains advice concerning a legal case about an African American woman's freedom. Another describes night life in New Orleans, La., including a masquerade ball. A letter, 1865, from J. W. Strange discusses the evacuation of Wilmington, N.C.; the defense of Fayetteville, N.C.; the advance of General Sherman; and the whereabouts of slaves after the evacuation of Wilmington.

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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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Strange, Robert, 1823-1877.

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Robert Strange (1796-1854), native of Virginia, practiced law in Fayetteville, N.C.; was a member of the North Carolina state legislature, judge of the North Carolina Supreme Court, U.S. Senator, 1836-1840; and was also engaged in literary pursuits. His son, Robert Strange (1823-1877) was a student at the University of North Carolina 1837-1841, a soldier, a member of both the North Carolina General Assembly, 1852, and the Convention of 1861, and was a major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican Wa...