Sylvester S. Hassell papers, 1801-1928.

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Sylvester S. Hassell papers, 1801-1928.

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Correspondence, volumes, and other items, chiefly 1910-1927, relating to matters of the Primitive Baptist Church in North Carolina and to the Gospel Messenger of which Hassell was editor. Included is an 1867 letter from David Lowry Swain, North Carolina governor and president of the University of North Carolina. Volumes include Hassell's diaries, 1870- 1928; accounts and subscription lists for the Gospel Messenger; and records of the Wilson Collegiate Institute and the Williamston Academy with which Hasselll was involved. There are also some materials relating to Cushing Biggs Hassell, including notes for an autobiography, ca. 1840; antebellum account books and inventories from his time as a merchant at Williamston and other places in eastern North Carolina; and a record book of his tenure as Martin County, N.C., court clerk, 1839-1850.

ca. 350 items (5.5 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7338986

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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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 ...

Williamston Academy (Martin County, N.C.)

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Hassell, Cushing Biggs, 1808-1880

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Cushing Biggs Hassell (1808-1880) was a merchant and Primitive Baptist clergyman of Williamston, N.C. From the description of Cushing Biggs Hassell papers, 1809-1880. WorldCat record id: 24144914 From the guide to the Cushing Biggs Hassell Papers, 1809-1880, (Southern Historical Collection) Merchant and clergyman, of Williamston (Martin Co.), N.C. From the description of Papers, 1814-1926. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19642808 ...

Hassell, Sylvester, 1842-1928

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Sylvester Hassell, son of Cushing Biggs Hassell (1808-1880) and Mary Davis Hassell, was born in 1842 in Williamston, N.C. His father was a Baptist preacher and merchant in Williamston, Halifax, and Plymouth, N.C. Sylvester taught school at several academies; he was also a Primitive Baptist preacher. In 1895, he bought the Gospel Messenger, a monthly religious publication, and served as its editor until his death in 1928. From the description of Sylvester S. Hassell papers, 1801-1928....

Primitive Baptists (N.C.)

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Wilson Collegiate Institute (Wilson, N.C.)

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