William Henry Tripp and Araminta Guilford Tripp Papers, 1801-1910

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William Henry Tripp and Araminta Guilford Tripp Papers, 1801-1910

William Henry Tripp and Araminta Guilford Tripp Papers, 1801-1910

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William Henry Tripp (1820-1881) and his wife Araminta Guilford Tripp (1833-1897) grew corn and other crops at Durham's Creek, Beaufort County, N.C., 1850s-1880s. William was a state legislator in the 1850s and, during the Civil War, commanded Company B of the 40th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. The collection contains chiefly correspondence between William and Araminta during William's army service, 1861-1865, at Fort Fisher, Fort Holmes, and Fort Alexander, all on the North Carolina coast. Most letters are from William, who wrote of camp life, his own health, blockade running, and the conduct of the war in general. He also offered advice on how the farm was to be run in his absence. Type transcriptions of most letters are included. There are also financial and legal materials, slave bills of sale, and other items that relate to William's early political career, to Araminta, or to other Tripp family members. Also included are one diary of Araminta, 1857-1858, with brief, almost daily, entries chiefly about family and neighborhood activities and her work around the farm and home, and three diaries of William, 1854-1860, with brief, almost daily, entries chiefly documenting work done on the farm by William and/or his slaves, but also mentioning family and neighborhood activities. There are also a few printed advertisements for various products.

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