Duncan G. McRae papers, 1798-1898 (bulk 1819-1876).

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Duncan G. McRae papers, 1798-1898 (bulk 1819-1876).

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Scattered and disconnected family, business, and personal papers, chiefly 1819-1876, of Duncan Grainger McRae and of his father Duncan. Included are papers concerning D.G. McRae's imprisonment in 1867 by military officials on a charge of murder (later dismissed) and speeches and writings by him, chiefly on local history. Correspondents include Duncan Cameron, Weston R. Gales, John Graham, William A. Graham, Thomas Ruffin, and Robert Strange Jr.

About 85 items (0.5 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7126139

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Graham, John

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Epithet: of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000207.0x00012f Title: 5th Earl of Menteith British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000839.0x000196 d. 1991. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84686277 Captain, New Yo...

Graham, William A. (William Alexander), 1804-1875

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Governor of and U.S. senator from North Carolina. From the description of Letter of William A. Graham, 1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450527 William Alexander Graham (September 5, 1804 - August 11, 1875) was a United States Senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843, the 30th Governor of North Carolina from 1845 to 1849 and United States Secretary of the Navy from 1850 to 1852. He was also a candidate for the vice-presidency in 1852. From the descripti...

Fayetteville and Western Railroad.

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Strange, Robert, 1796-1854

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Senator from North Carolina. From the description of Letters : Washington, D.C., to the Secretary of the Navy, 1839-1840. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28885741 Robert Strange was a United States senator from North Carolina from 1836 to 1840. From the guide to the Robert Strange Papers, ., 1832, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

McRae, Duncan A.

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Cameron, Duncan, 1777-1853

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McRae, Duncan G. (Duncan Grainger), 1808-1889.

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Duncan G. (Duncan Grainger) McRae (1808-1889) was a steamboat agent at Wilmington, N.C.; president of the Fayetteville and Western Railroad; and justice of the peace of Cumberland County, N.C. He was also involved with the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a fraternal organization. During the Civil War McRae was imprisoned by the United States military at Fort Macon. His father Duncan McRae was a businessman, postmaster, and banker of Fayetteville, N....

Ruffin, Thomas, 1787-1870

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Thomas Ruffin, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, planter, and politician, served in the North Carolina House of Commons, 1813-1816; as judge of the Superior Court, 1816-1818; as reporter of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1820-1822; and as judge of the Superior Court in 1825-1828. Ruffin became president of the State Bank of North Carolina in 1828. He was elected judge of the Supreme Court of North Carolina in 1829 and became chief justice in 1833. He served as chief justic...

Gales, W. R. (Weston R.), -1848

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