Joseph Ramsey papers, 1801-1922 (bulk 1801-1866).

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Joseph Ramsey papers, 1801-1922 (bulk 1801-1866).

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Business and property papers of Ramsey and of his father, William Ramsey (d. 1839) of Washington County, N.C. Notes and receipts, 1830-1866, of Joseph Ramsey comprise a large part of the collection. Joseph Ramsey's papers also include estate settlements, deeds, bills of sale, accounts, and legal and other correspondence. Papers, 1860-1863, concern his functions as U.S. collector of customs at Plymouth and federal district superintendent of lights, and the same functions continued by him under the Confederate Treasury Department and the Confederate Lighthouse Bureau; and the legal handling of intersectional debts and the sequestration of enemy alien assets by the Confederate government. Rocky Mount, N.C., papers concern insurance company business. Also included are account books, 1853- 1860, and 1907-1911, and a memorandum book, 1864-1866. There are few papers after 1866.

700 items (1.0 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Confederate States of America. Dept. of the Treasury.

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The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and the CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 to 1865 by eleven southern states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S. From the guide to the Death benefit certificates and power of attorney, 1863-1865, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The Confederate dollar, often called a "Greyback", was first issued into circulation in April 1861, when...

Ramsey, William, d. 1839.

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Ramsey, Joseph, 1812-1866.

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Lawyer of Plymouth, N.C., who moved to Rocky Mount, N.C., about 1863. From the description of Joseph Ramsey papers, 1801-1922 (bulk 1801-1866). WorldCat record id: 24150882 From the guide to the Joseph Ramsey Papers, ., 1801-1922, (bulk 1801-1866), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Confederate States of America. Lighthouse Bureau.

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