Maunsel White papers, 1802-1912.

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Maunsel White papers, 1802-1912.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22875656

Chiefly correspondence (some on microfilm only) about growing and marketing cotton, sugar, and other crops, mostly 1842-1850, and a set of plantation journals, 1852-1883, documenting the operation of the Whites' plantations, Deer Range and Junior Place. Also included are one letter from and one letter to Andrew Jackson; a letter from Zachary Taylor; letters from Maunsell White to his son while the latter was attending the University of Virginia, 1850-1851; a memoranda book of expenses and business transactions in New Orleans, New York, and Philadelphia, 1802-1804; and two autograph books, one of which is from St. Joseph's College in Louisiana, circa 1846, and the other from the University of Virginia, 1850-1851.

ca. 110 items (1.5 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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