Papers, 1804-1914; (bulk 1866-1910).

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Papers, 1804-1914; (bulk 1866-1910).

Chiefly correspondence concerning the value and disputed title of several islands in the Florida Keys. There are also items dealing with Cheesborough's land in Tennessee; court cases in Laurens District, S.C., 1804-1807; Cheesborough's career as a teacher in the Philippine Islands; Edmund R. Cheesborough and the operation of the commission form of government in Galveston, Tex.; and the establishing of a U.S. government weather station in 1872 on the summit of Mount Mitchell, N.C.

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Cheesborough, John, 1817-1903.

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John Cheesborough was born in Georgetown, S.C. He was cashier of the Bank of Charleston, first in Charleston, S.C., and later in Columbia, S.C. Anderson died at Biltmore, N.C. From the description of John Cheesborough papers, 1859-1893 (bulk 1859-1864). WorldCat record id: 24639132 Bank cashier, of Charleston and Columbia, S.C., and farmer, of Biltmore, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1804-1914; (bulk 1866-1910). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id...

Cheesborough, Edmund R. (Edmund Reed)

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