Draper manuscripts: North Carolina papers, 1756, 1768-1818.

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Draper manuscripts: North Carolina papers, 1756, 1768-1818.

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Primarily papers of Waightstill Avery, a North Carolina Revolutionary patriot, an ally of the Scotch-Irish of Mecklenburg County who was a member of the committee dealing with the Mecklenburg Declaration, holder of civil and military positions during the American Revolution, North Carolina congressional delegate, participant in drafting a new state constitution, and attorney general of North Carolina, among other roles. Also included are materials related to Indian hostilities in the state in 1756, and a broadside of 1789 addressed to the Creek nation.

0.2 c.f. (1 v.)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6849922

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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