John and William A. Williams papers, 1799-1919 [manuscript].

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John and William A. Williams papers, 1799-1919 [manuscript].

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Papers of four generations of the Williams family of Wilmington, N.C. Papers to 1830 consist chiefly of letters received by John Williams from his mother in Scotland and from his brothers, Robert Williams (d. 1823) in Jamaica and William A. Williamson (d. 1829), a surgeon at sea with the British navy. From 1830 to 1859, the papers are more extensive, consisting of account books, business correspondence, and other business papers related to the importing and selling of general merchandise, the sale of cotton to England, and the dyeing of cotton cloth; records, 1830-1835, of the estate of Joseph Gorrie; accounts for household expenses; family correspondence, including letters of the Iredell family of Wilmington beginning in 1844; and William Augustus Williams's diary of a trip to England and Scotland, 1833. From the 1880s into the 20th century, there is extensive family correspondence of William Arthur Williams and his wife Jane Iredell Meares Williams and their children, including letters from sons, Frank and Robert Williams, with the U.S. army on the Mexican border, 1916-1917, and in France during World War I.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Williams, William Arthur, fl. 1870-1919.

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Iredell family.

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Williams, Robert E., 1959-....

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Williams, William Augustus, b. 1810.

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Merchant of Wilmington, N.C. and Charlotte, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1825-1867 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 30803353 John Williams (died 1857) emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland in 1810 and became a merchant in Wilmington, N.C. His son, William Augustus Williams (born 1810) became an active partner in the business in 1830. William Augustus Williams had five children, the youngest of whom was William Arthur Williams (fl. 1870-...

Williams, Robert, d. 1823.

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Williams, John, d. 1857.

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John Williams emigrated from Scotland in 1810 and became a merchant in Wilmington, N.C.; after his death in 1857 his business was carried on by his son, William Augustus Williams (b. 1810). From the description of John and William A. Williams papers, 1799-1919 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23443892 John Williams (died 1857) emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland in 1810 and became a merchant in Wilmington, N.C. His son, William Augustus Williams (born 1810) became...

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Williams, Jane Iredell Meares, fl. 1870-1919.

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Gorrie, Joseph.

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