Papers, 1825-1867 and n.d.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1825-1867 and n.d.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30803353

Collection consists of correspondence, notebooks, and miscellaneous papers of Colonel William Augustus Williams of Wilmington and Charlotte, N.C. Correspondence includes letters from Henderson C. Lucas, Williams's nephew, who was wounded at Gettysburg while serving in the 11th Regiment of the N.C. Infantry; and letters related to Williams's efforts to bring the wounded Lucas to Charlotte. Other correspondence is primarily of a financial nature. A letter from William Henry Heyward describes the effects of reconstruction on South Carolina Coastal planters. A letter from Rev. Aldert Smedes mentions the financial hardships suffered by St. Mary's School in Raleigh, N.C. and is written on stationery describing the school's tuition and curriculum. Notebook dated 1827 contains exercises in penmanship and renderings of famous poems, while one dated 1825 is an arithmetic practice book. Also included are papers related to the Raleigh City Guards.

29 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7290574

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

Related Entities

There are 6 Entities related to this resource.

Raleigh City Guards (Raleigh, N.C.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h21hs2 (corporateBody)

Williams, William Augustus, b. 1810.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6580zs1 (person)

Merchant of Wilmington, N.C. and Charlotte, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1825-1867 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 30803353 John Williams (died 1857) emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland in 1810 and became a merchant in Wilmington, N.C. His son, William Augustus Williams (born 1810) became an active partner in the business in 1830. William Augustus Williams had five children, the youngest of whom was William Arthur Williams (fl. 1870-...

Lucas, Henderson C., d. 1863.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nw2z58 (person)

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 11th

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6g49ccf (corporateBody)

The First North Carolina Infantry Regiment was mustered into service on May 15, 1861 with the intention that its recruits would serve for a six-month period. Enlistees came from nearly all regions of North Carolina, including the eastern low country, central North Carolina (including recruits from the University of North Carolina) and the Mecklenburg County area. The First NC Infantry distinguished itself in combat at the Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia, on June 10, 1861, and soon acquired the ni...

Smedes, Aldert, 1810-1877

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68w4tkb (person)

Episcopal clergyman in New York City and rector at St. Mary's School, Raleigh, N.C., 1842-1877. From the description of Aldert Smedes papers, 1790-1890 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25677996 From the guide to the Aldert Smedes Papers, ., 1790-1890, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

St. Mary's Junior College (Raleigh, N.C.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67t1fx4 (corporateBody)