Leigh and Winslow family papers, 1752-1976 [manuscript].

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Leigh and Winslow family papers, 1752-1976 [manuscript].

Leigh and Winslow family papers, 1752-1976 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34641220

The collection includes letters to Edward Augustus Leigh and other family members, 1877-1938, chiefly discussing routine business, financial, and personal matters. There are also receipts and account books, 1752-1902, relating to the purchase of agricultural and other items and to farm maintenance, including a few mentioning slaves and several pertaining to the confinement of Edward's brother, James Leigh, Jr., in an insane asylum, 1855-1856. Biographical and probate records, 1767-1976, are largely wills and estate papers, many of them relating to James Leigh's estate, and other items of genealogical interest. Julian Emmitt Winslow papers include Winslow's correspondence during his 1959 and 1961 North Carolina Senate terms. Also included is some personal correspondence and material about his World War I military service. There are also many photographs and postcards dating from around World War I. These include pictures of aircraft and pilots, plane crashes, a flood, and aerial views of various locations, including Houston and Galveston, Tex.

900 items (1.5 linear ft).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill