James Alves Hogg Norwood letters of recommendation, 1834; 1843 [manuscript].

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James Alves Hogg Norwood letters of recommendation, 1834; 1843 [manuscript].

Letters of recommendation written by Elisha Mitchell, William Hooper, and David L. Swain, for J. A. H. Norwood of Hillsborough, N.C., former student and tutor at the University of North Carolina, who was applying for a job at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.

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Swain, David Lowry, 1801-1868

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David Lowry Swain, lawyer, governor, and educator, was born near Asheville, N.C., in Buncombe County. His father, George Swain, was a Massachusetts native who settled in Georgia and served in the Georgia legislature and constitutional convention of 1795 before moving to the North Carolina mountains. Caroline Swain, his mother, was the daughter of Jesse Lane. Caroline Swain had four children with her first husband, David Lowry. She and George Swain had seven children, of whom David ...

Hampden-Sydney College

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Hampden-Sydney College is a liberal arts college for men located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. Founded in 1775, Hampden-Sydney is the 10th oldest college in the United States and one of only three four-year, all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States. From the guide to the Lottery Ticket, 1777, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

Hooper, William, 1792-1876

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An Episcopalian turned Baptist, Hooper was a Theological professor at Furman Institute, South Carolina, 1838-40; professor at South Carolina College, 1840-46; President of Wake Forest College, 1846-49; teacher in a classical school near Littleton, North Carolina, 1849-51; pastor of New Bern Baptist Church, 1852-54; President of Chowan Female Collegiate Institute, Murfreesboro, North Carolina, 1855-61; teacher in the Female Seminary, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1861-65; and associate principal ...

Norwood, James Alves Hogg, 1804-1852.

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James Alves Hogg Norwood (1804-1852) was one of eight children of William and Robina Hogg Norwood of Hillsborough, N.C. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, 1824, and was a tutor at the university, 1833-1834; a student of law; and a teacher. He was married to Sarah Frances Benners (1821-1903). From the guide to the James Alves Hogg Norwood Letters of Recommendation, ., 1834; 1843, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

University of North Carolina (1793-1962)

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The University of North Carolina was chartered by the state's General Assembly in 1789. Its first student was admitted in 1795. The governing body of the University, from its founding until 1932, was a forty-member Board of Trustees elected by the General Assembly. The Board met twice a year; at other times the business of the University was carried on by the Board's secretary-treasurer and by the presiding professor (called president beginning in 1804). Other faculty members later assumed the r...

Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857

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Elisha Mitchell was a native of Connecticut, student and tutor at Yale College, Presbyterian minister, and professor of geology and chemistry and bursar at the University of North Carolina, 1818-1857. From the description of Elisha Mitchell papers, 1816-1905. WorldCat record id: 23658466 Elisha Mitchell (19 August 1793-27 June 1857) of Connecticut was a graduate of Yale who taught at Jamaica, Long Island, N.Y. and at New London, Conn., and was a tutor at Yale be...