Ralph Gorrell papers, 1797-1884 (bulk 1830-1874) [manuscript].

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Ralph Gorrell papers, 1797-1884 (bulk 1830-1874) [manuscript].

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The papers include family correspondence and scattered letters from prominent North Carolinians on public affairs, but by far the major portion are concerned with legal cases and legal business. There is a series, 1830-1835, relating to the mercantile firm of William Kerr and Company, Greensboro and Morganton, N.C., in which Ralph Gorrell was an inactive partner. Gorrell was a lawyer for the North Carolina Railroad Company, and scattered letters and papers relate to railroad business of that and other companies. There are also scattered papers of several gold mining companies with property near Greensboro and in nearby counties. Family correspondence includes letters to and from Henry C. Gorrell (d. 1862), a Confederate officer serving in Virginia.

1,475 items (2.0 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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North Carolina Railroad Company

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Incorporated in North Carolina in 1849 to construct a railroad from Charlotte, N.C., to connect with the line of Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad; line opened from Goldsboro to Charlotte, N.C. (223 miles), in 1856; leased to Richmond and Danville Railroad Company (1871-1894); operated by Southern Railway Company after 1894. From the description of Records, 1849-1891. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28421010 ...

Gorrell, Henry C., d. 1862.

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Kerr, Wm. (William)

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Gorrell, Ralph, 1803-1875.

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Greensboro, N.C., lawyer, businessman, and Whig state legislator. From the description of Ralph Gorrell papers, 1797-1884 (bulk 1830-1874) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24599960 Ralph Gorrell (12 May 1803-14 August 1875), lawyer, was the eldest son of David (1770-1848) and Euphemia Stewart Gorrell (1770-1850) of Guilford County, N.C. His grandfather, Ralph Gorrell, Jr. (1735-1816), was a member of the Halifax Provincial Congress of April and December 1776, o...

Gorrell family.

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William Kerr and Company (Greensboro and Morganton, N.C.)

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