George Nelson Hill papers, 1869-1872.

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George Nelson Hill papers, 1869-1872.

Diary (Jun. 1869-Aug. 1872) mainly concerns: farming, including some references to rice, laborers, a grape and scuppernong vineyard and wine making; county Republican politics, politicians, and elections; and local persons and communities, including visits to Wilmington and Smithville. Other diary topics include: state Republican politics and elections; local churches; the school committee and the establishment of a black school; a visit to Newton, Mass. (1871-1872); a trip to the North Carolina coast (Aug. 1871); the burning of the C.S.S. North Carolina (Sept. 1871); and occasional references to blacks, the Ku Klux Klan, the Democratic opposition, a cooperative association (1872), and a local post of the Grand Army of the Republic (1872). The volume also contains miscellancous records, 1869-1870s; farm accounts and memoranda, including accounts for men and women laborers; purchases of goods; travel expenses; and occasional notations about politicians and elections. Addition includes letters from Hill to his niece "Eva." Contains letters from: Raleigh while he was in the North Carolina State Senate; Washington D.C., where he worked in the U.S. Treasury Department; Smithfield, N.C.; and Wilmington, N.C.

1 v. (156 p.)

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During the 1960 election, the North Carolina Democratic Party was led by Bert L. Bennett, state executive committee chairman, and operated out of headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. Democratic candidates for whom the state party campaigned in 1960 included John F. Kennedy for President of the United States and Terry Sandford for Governor of North Carolina. From the guide to the Democratic Party Campaign Headquarters Records, ., 1960, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. S...

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Hill, George Nelson, b. 1842.

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Farmer, Republican politician, state senator, and educator, of Northwest Township (Brunswick Co.), N.C. Former Union Army veteran, originally from Newton, Mass. From the description of Letters, 1873-1879. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40421946 From the description of Diary and account book, 1869-1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154271373 From the description of George Nelson Hill papers, 1869-1872. (Duke University Library). Worl...