Papers, 1738-1875; (bulk 1787-1833).

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Papers, 1738-1875; (bulk 1787-1833).

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Family and business correspondence of William Ross, and of his father-in-law, John Simpson, a Scottish merchant who came to Washington, N.C., in the early 1780s. Simpson's letters during 1786 contain derogatory remarks about North Carolinians. There is also a daybook, 1797-1798, kept by Simpson. Ross's papers include correspondence with his children, Margaret Ross, Eleanor Ross, and John S. Ross, while at school in Warrenton and Falls of Tar River, N.C., ; a letter book, 1811-1829, containing business correspondence; and two account books which were used as scrapbooks.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Ross, W. Gillies (William Gillies), 1931-

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Merchant, of Washington (Beaufort Co.), N.C. From the description of Papers, 1738-1875; (bulk 1787-1833). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20272999 Genealogist. Ross lived in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. From the description of Ross family genealogical research papers, [ca. 1910-1939] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155497366 ...

Ross family.

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Simpson, John.

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