Papers, 1794-1873.

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Papers, 1794-1873.

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Included are a dissenting church certificate issued in County Antrim, Ireland, 1794, to Neal and Mary Gageby; land deeds and indentures from Washington County, Tenn., and Anderson District, S.C., containing the names of such early residents as Montgomery, Henly, Johnston, Williams, Palmer, Livingston, Reese, Harris, Earle, and Lawrence; letter of Gov. Joseph E. Brown of Georgia to Broyles, 1863, reviewing Confederate economic problems, conscription, provisioning of troops, and aid to soldiers' families; and addresses by Broyles on the Second Bank of the United States, the Sub-Treasury Bill, slavery, the Wilmot Proviso, agriculture, and railroad construction.

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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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