Peter Mallett papers, 1785-1913 (bulk 1850s-1880s) [manuscript].

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Peter Mallett papers, 1785-1913 (bulk 1850s-1880s) [manuscript].

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Business, military, and personal correspondence, chiefly 1850s to 1880s. Volumes include diaries, 1856, 1861, 1867-1881, and 1898; Civil War letters and lettercopy books from the conscription office in Raleigh, N.C.; a list of North Carolina merchants visited by Mallett, 1846-1849, with reports and credit ratings of each; and shipping accounts. Also included are thirteen family letters, 1785-1828, of Carleton Walker (the father of Mallett's son-in-law), an English immigrant to Wilmington, N.C.; and an autobiography (typed copy) of Peter Mallett (b. 1744), immigrant from France to Wilmington, N.C., before the Revolution. Includes also the reminiscences of Margaret Isabella (Walker) Weber (b. 1824), daughter of Carleton Walker (b. ca. 1777). and Caroline Mary (Mallett) Walker, who moved with her husband to Tennessee and later taught school in Nashville.

1,260 items (4.5 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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