William Thomas Sutherlin Papers, . 1842-1892

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William Thomas Sutherlin Papers, ., 1842-1892

William Thomas Sutherlin Papers, . 1842-1892

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William Thomas Sutherlin (1822-1893) was a farmer, leaf tobacco dealer, and tobacco manufacturer of Danville, Va. He also served as mayor of Danville, president of the Danville Bank, a delegate to the Virginia secession convention, and a Confederate officer. The collection contains correspondence and other materials related to Sutherlin's businesses, including those of Sutherlin as tobacco manufacturer and distributor throughout the southeast; Confederate major and quartermaster at Danville; builder and operator of railroad lines in the vicinity of Danville; farmer, banker, capitalist; and holder of miscellaneous positions of trust in the community and state. The papers are concerned also with legislation affecting banking and railroads, current politics in relation to economic conditions, requests for political and economic patronage, loans, and other aid. The Civil War papers include letters from soldiers in Virginia, state legislators, and Confederate congressmen and businessmen, as well as papers relating to Sutherlin's work in procuring provisions for the Confederate Army, locating scarce items for commercial and industrial use, and his own tobacco business. Included are letters, 1860-1866, from traveling salesmen and crop-buying agents covering the southeast on tobacco business.

1,150; 3.0

eng,

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