Papers, 1771-1925; (bulk 1771-1838).

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Papers, 1771-1925; (bulk 1771-1838).

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Correspondence, business papers, records, and account book of Robert Burton and son Horace A. Burton. Includes records of patrons of Robert Burton's commission mercantile business. Also contains references to the Transylvania Company (formerly Richard Henderson and Co., 1764, and the Louisa Co., 1774), a land speculation company; letters from Robert Houston and John Rhea of Knoxville, Tenn., regarding the purchase of land from Richard Henderson's estate; and copies of court records of Madison County, Ky., concerning Henderson's property there. After 1830 the papers are mainly business and personal correspondence of Horace A. Burton, but include material regarding John and William Ragland and their heirs. Several letters after 1880 are concerned with genealogy. Correspondents include William A. Graham, T.T. Hicks, Frank Nash, and Lewis Williams.

103 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6964057

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Burton, Robert, 1747-1825

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Robert Burton (October 20, 1747 – May 31, 1825) was an American farmer, Revolutionary War officer, planter, and statesman in what is now Vance County, North Carolina (then Granville County, North Carolina). He was a delegate from North Carolina to the Continental Congress in 1787. Born in Goochland County in the Colony of Virginia, Burton attended private schools. He moved to Granville County, North Carolina in about 1775. Burton served in the Revolutionary Army and as quartermaster general ...

Henderson, Richard, 1735-1785

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Williams, Lewis, 1786-1842

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U.S. representative from North Carolina. From the description of Lewis Williams correspondence, 1820-1828. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981376 ...

Nash, Franklin

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Ragland, William Trent, 1920-

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Houston, Robert J., 1917-

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Transylvania Company.

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Ragland, John

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Hicks, T. T. (Thurston Titus), 1857-1927

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Graham, William

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Union soldier from Illinois. From the description of Diary, 1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154271288 From the description of Diary, 1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20748474 ...

Burton, Horace A.

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Rhea, John, 1753-1832

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American politician-Member of Congress 1803-1823. From the description of Autograph signature and one line of writing to a document : State of Florida, 1810 Dec. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617334 War of 1812 veteran. From the description of Letter, 1813 Mar. 1. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49306849 Democratic member of Congress from Tennessee, 1803-1815 and 1817-1823. From the description of Letter : Washing...