Sarah Caldwell White papers, 1770-1918 (bulk 1870-1918) [manuscript].

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Sarah Caldwell White papers, 1770-1918 (bulk 1870-1918) [manuscript].

Papers of White, including business and legal correspondence, deeds, bills, receipts, accounts for household purchases, and other papers, chiefly 1870-1918, chiefly relating to property in Mecklenburg County, N.C. Also included are antebellum deeds, land surveys, other legal papers, and a few letters of the Caldwell family of Mecklenburg County, N.C. Most of the letters contain family news. One letter, 28 February 1841, from William A. Graham to David Caldwell, discusses the inauguration of William Henry Harrison and Harrison's cabinet appointments.

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White, Sarah Caldwell.

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Caldwell family.

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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...

Caldwell, D. F. (David Franklin), 1814-1898

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David Franklin Caldwell (1814-1898) was a politician and businessman of Greensboro, N.C. Caldwell was a member of the North Carolina legislature, 1848-1858, 1864, and 1879. Caldwell was a staunch Unionist and strongly opposed to secession. Nevertheless, with the outbreak of the Civil War he applied for a commission in the Confederate Army which was refused due to his previous political stance and doubts about his loyalty. He therefore enlisted as a private and served two years. After the war he ...