Papers, 1857-1893.

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Papers, 1857-1893.

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Papers of Zebulon Baird Vance including a letter, 1857, from Vance to the editors of the National Intelligencer supporting the claim of Elisha Mitchell to have been the first to measure the peak in western North Carolina later called Mt. Mitchell; letter, 1858, to D.F. Caldwell on national and state politics; letter, 1863, to Vance as governor of North Carolina from Kemp P. Battle, president of the Chatham Railroad, reporting difficulties in the construction of the road and requesting changes in the railroad's charter and a loan from the state; and Vance's subsequent letter to R.S. Donnell, speaker of the House of Commons of the North Carolina legislature, requesting favorable action to Battle's requests. Also contains a letter, 1894, from Charles N. Vance, son of Zebulon, concerning the location of a new grave for his father; and an undated clipping from the Raleigh (N.C.) Advocate quoting a letter from Rev. R.A. Young on Vance's religious preferences.

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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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Battle, Kemp P. (Kemp Plummer), 1831-1919

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Kemp Plummer Battle (1831-1919) of Chapel Hill and Raleigh, N.C., was a lawyer and president of the Chatham Railroad. He was active in state affairs during the Civil War and served as state treasurer and as University of North Carolina president, 1876-1891, and professor of history, 1891-1907. From the description of Kemp P. Battle Montgomery Ward Catalog Competition papers, 1915, 1962-1966. WorldCat record id: 56417388 Kemp Plummer Battle (1831-1919) of Chap...

Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857

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Elisha Mitchell was a native of Connecticut, student and tutor at Yale College, Presbyterian minister, and professor of geology and chemistry and bursar at the University of North Carolina, 1818-1857. From the description of Elisha Mitchell papers, 1816-1905. WorldCat record id: 23658466 Elisha Mitchell (19 August 1793-27 June 1857) of Connecticut was a graduate of Yale who taught at Jamaica, Long Island, N.Y. and at New London, Conn., and was a tutor at Yale be...

Caldwell, David Frank.

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Vance, Charles M.

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Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894

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Confederate general; governor of North Carolina, and U.S. senator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Washington], to William F. Vilas, 1888 May 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574072 Confederate Army officer, governor of North Carolina, and U.S. senator from North Carolina. From the description of Papers, 1857-1893. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20460648 Zebulon Baird Vance, a native of Buncombe County, N.C., was go...

Chatham Railroad.

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Young, Robert Anderson, 1824-1902

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