Four letters relating to Hinton James, the first student to enroll at the University of North Carolina; his sister Elizabeth James Pearsall; and her husband John Pearsall (d. 1828). Included is a letter, 6 June 1828 from Patrick Barry in Salisbury, N.C., to Hinton James in Wilmington, N.C., about John Pearsall's ill health; a letter, 12 June 1828, from John Pearsall in Salisbury, N.C., to Elizabeth James Pearsall in Washington, New Hanover County, N.C., about his ill health; a letter, 27 July 1828, from Elizabeth James Pearsall to "Gentlemen," reacting to the news of John Pearsall's death, and an undated letter from Elizabeth James Pearsall to John Pearsall in Covington, Tipton County, Tenn., about general family matters. Also included are two family trees relating to the James family.
