William Wallis McDowell papers, 1772-1893.

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William Wallis McDowell papers, 1772-1893.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24569608

The collection is chiefly business and some personal and military papers of McDowell. Among the papers are account books of the Bank of Cape Fear, Asheville branch, 1845-1866; accounts with laborers, 1858-1873; estate accounts; occasional correspondence; deeds and promissory notes related to the early acquisition of lands in western North Carolina by McDowell's father-in- law, James McConnell Smith (1794-1846); military records of McDowell as captain of the Buncombe Rifles, 1st North Carolina Regiment, and later 60th North Carolina Regiment, C.S.A.; a ledger pertaining to Revolutionary War pensions in ten western North Carolina counties, 1851-1852; and McDowell's diary while traveling and visiting in east Texas, 1884-1885.

ca. 180 items (0.5 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7135229

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Bank of Cape Fear (Wilmington, N.C.). Asheville Branch.

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Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 60th.

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Smith, James McConnell, 1794-1846.

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McDowell, William Wallis, 1824-1893.

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William Wallis McDowell was a landowner, merchant, and banker of Asheville, N.C. From the description of William Wallis McDowell papers, 1772-1893. WorldCat record id: 24569608 From the guide to the William Wallis McDowell Papers, ., 1772-1893, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 1st

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