John Manning papers, 1829-1899 [manuscript].

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John Manning papers, 1829-1899 [manuscript].

Correspondence, financial and legal items, drafts of speeches and articles, and teaching notes. Papers pertain to Manning's work as a lawyer, as receiver for the Confederate States of America, and as a law professor at the University of North Carolina, including his commentary on Blackstone, which he used in teaching; and to Manning's wife, Louise Hall Manning.

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University of North Carolina (1793-1962)

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The University of North Carolina was chartered by the state's General Assembly in 1789. Its first student was admitted in 1795. The governing body of the University, from its founding until 1932, was a forty-member Board of Trustees elected by the General Assembly. The Board met twice a year; at other times the business of the University was carried on by the Board's secretary-treasurer and by the presiding professor (called president beginning in 1804). Other faculty members later assumed the r...

Manning, Louise

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Manning, John, 1830-1899

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Lawyer of Pittsboro, N.C.; U.S. representative from North Carolina; and professor of law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From the description of John Manning papers, 1829-1899 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23992516 John Manning was born on 30 July 1830, at Edenton, North Carolina, the son of United States naval captain, John Manning. He was graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1850, was licensed to practice law in 1853, and ...