J. Bryan Grimes papers, 1712-1924.

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J. Bryan Grimes papers, 1712-1924.

The collection includes business, personal, and official correspondence, chiefly 20th century, of J. Bryan Grimes, the bulk concerning his service as North Carolina secretary of state and during Democratic political campaigns. Volumes include a law notebook on North Carolina court cases, 1783-1815; mathematics exercise book, 1821-1829; bank book of John Heritage Bryan (1798-1870) in account with the Bank of New Bern (N.C.), 1831-1834; land title trace to 1910 for Avon Plantation, Pitt County (typescript); and an undated essay or speech on the Republican Party in North Carolina.

About 16800 items (22.0 linear feet)

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Republican Party (N.C.)

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Grimes family.

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Democratic Party (N.C.)

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During the 1960 election, the North Carolina Democratic Party was led by Bert L. Bennett, state executive committee chairman, and operated out of headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. Democratic candidates for whom the state party campaigned in 1960 included John F. Kennedy for President of the United States and Terry Sandford for Governor of North Carolina. From the guide to the Democratic Party Campaign Headquarters Records, ., 1960, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. S...

Bryan, John Heritage, 1798-1870

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John Herritage (Heritage) Bryan (1798-1870) was an attorney of New Bern and later Raleigh. He represented Craven County in the State Senate (1823-1825) and was elected to Congress in 1825 as a National Republican. After serving in Congress for two terms, Bryan returned to his New Bern law practice until moving to Raleigh around 1839. In 1863, Charlotte, daughter of John Herritage and Mary Shepard Bryan, married Confederate Major General Bryan Grimes of Grimesland in Pitt County....

Bryan family.

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North Carolina. Secretary of State

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