Family papers, 1787-1904 and n.d.

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Family papers, 1787-1904 and n.d.

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Legal, business, and financial papers of the Wheeler family of Dutchville, Granville Co., N.C., particularly those of Benjamin Wheeler, Deputy Sheriff. Papers document land transactions; property sales; and the sale of slaves. A receipt (1876 July 19) on E.J. Parrish Warehouse letterhead lists several Durham County businesses on the back. Includes 2 photographs of Wheeler family members; Benjamin Wheeler's will (1828); and recipes for ointment for the "white swelling" and a mouthwash to cure thrush.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7256871

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Wheeler family.

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Wheeler, Benjamin, 1756-1830

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Resident of Chelsea, Mass. From the description of Receipt, 1839 Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70961315 A medical doctor who graduated from the University of Alberta, studied tropical medicine in London, and served in the India Medical Service from 1937-1941. While a medical officer with the British in Malaya, he became a POW and spent 1942-1945 in a Japanese camp in Formosa. During his time there, he maintained detailed diaries and records. After the war he worked ...