Correspondence, 1837-1897; (bulk 1870-1876).

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Correspondence, 1837-1897; (bulk 1870-1876).

Correspondence between the Wheat and Hunter families, related through marriage. Included are the correspondence of railroad engineer Lemuel C. Wheat relating to early railroads in North Carolina, to politics, to the "unhealthy" climate of North Carolina, and to Reconstruction; letters from the Wheat girls, who attended female seminaries, concerning school life; letters from students at Davidson College (N.C.), and Hagerstown Academy (Md.); and a registration notice from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Wheat family.

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Wheat, Lemuel C.

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Engineer of the Weldon Railroad; resident of Enfield (Halifax Co.), N.C. From the description of Correspondence, 1837-1897; (bulk 1870-1876). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20460650 ...

Davidson College

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Hagerstown Academy (Hagerstown, Md.)

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Weldon Railroad

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Hunter family.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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