William Francis Martin papers, 1787-1884.

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William Francis Martin papers, 1787-1884.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23658387

Correspondence and business papers, including 21 volumes, chiefly of Martin and his brother, James G. Martin, adjutant general of North Carolina and Confederate brigadier general. Much of the collection consists of legal papers, law account books, and other papers of W.F. Martin's law practice in northeastern North Carolina before and after the Civil War. Also included are Civil War papers of his agent, Gilbert Elliott (b. 1843), who was involved in the construction of Confederate gunboats on the North Carolina coast; students' notebooks; volumes of accounts of or with the U.S. customs house for the Camden District, 1837-1843; journal of the schooner "Bancroft" mapping North Carolina coastal waters, 1852-1853; general merchandise accounts, 1855-1856 and 1865-1870, at Plymouth, N.C., and 1860-1861 at Elizabeth City; record of local and state taxes, [Pasquotank County?, N.C.], 1860; merchandise accounts with ships, 1860-1862 and 1865-1867; order book and journal of a U.S. revenue sloop off the North Carolina coast, 1872-1875 and 1877-1879; letter book of the U.S. Life Saving Service at Elizabeth City and Manteo, 1878-1881; and other items.

ca. 1,900 items (3.0 linear feet.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7117098

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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United States. Life-Saving Service

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Elliott, Gilbert, 1843-1895

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Martin, J. G. (James Green), 1819-1878

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Martin, William Francis, 1821-1880.

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Lawyer and Confederate Army officer from Elizabeth City, N.C. From the description of William Francis Martin papers, 1787-1884. WorldCat record id: 23658387 William Francis Martin (1821-1880) was a lawyer and Confederate Army officer from Elizabeth City, N.C. He attended the University of North Carolina; practiced law in Elizabeth City; joined the Confederate Army in 1861 and commanded the 17th Regiment, North Carolina Volunteers; and was a prisoner of war at Fo...