William M. Byrd papers, 1832-1914 [manuscript].

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William M. Byrd papers, 1832-1914 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31908779

The collection is chiefly deeds, indentures, and land grants for sales of land in Marengo County, Ala. Also included is some personal correspondence of William Byrd on plantation affairs, and some of his political correspondence with Millard Fillmore, Edwin Ewing of the Constitutional Union Party, and Horace Greely of the New York Tribune. Some of the letters and many of the deeds, indentures, and land grants relate to his law practice.

About 140 items (0.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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