Breese family papers, 1729-1937.

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Breese family papers, 1729-1937.

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Correspondence, 1847-1915 and 1937, includes letters about personal and professional issues. There are several 1864 letters from William Cebra Breese to William Edmond Breese serving with the South Carolina Cadets and two letter-press books, 1881-1891, that belonged to William Edmond Breese containing copies of letters, some of them relating to Breese's duties in Charleston banks. In addition to Breese family materials there are some letters to and from Hume family members (the family of William Edmond Breese's second wife). Also included are legal and financial papers, 1810-1908, of the Breese and Hume families, primarily deeds, stock receipts, and other legal documents. Included is an 1810 receipt for the purchase of a slave girl. Some materials relate to the failure of the First National Bank of Asheville and the criminal trials of William E. Breese, 1897-1911. Genealogical papers, 1729-1909, include documents relating to the Breese, Cebra, Digges, Edwin, Van Vechten, and other families. There are also scrapbooks containing letters, clippings, and other materials; writings of William Edmond Breese and William Edmond Breese Jr., chiefly short humorous sketches and reminiscences, some of which they tried to publish; speeches of William Edmond Breese that he gave at United Confederate Veterans meetings; two brief diaries, 1867 and undated; and photographs of members of the Breese and other families and promotional photos from the First National Bank of Asheville.

300 items (1.0 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7425876

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Cebra family.

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Breese family.

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Breese family of Charleston, S.C., and Asheville and Brevard, N.C. William Cebra Breese was cashier of the First National Bank of Charleston until his death in 1883. William Edmond Breese, son of Cornelia Edmond and William Cebra Breese, served in the Confederate Army's South Carolina Cadets and saw action at Kennesaw Mountain and other Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina battles. In 1883, he succeeded his father as cashier of the First National Bank of Charleston. ...

Breese, William Cebra, -1883

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Van Vechten family.

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Breese, William Edmond, 1848-

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First National Bank of Asheville

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Hume family.

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Digges family.

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First National Bank of Charleston

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Edwinson family.

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Breese, William Edmond, 1873-

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United Confederate Veterans

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Organized 1889. From the description of United Confederate Veterans scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172561 Henry Stewart formed a company nicknamed the "Hamilton Blues" for the Confederacy during the Civil War. After the war, this Florida native was elected as Camp Commander and namesake for Fort Stewart of the United Confederate Veterans located in Jasper, Florida. The organization was designed to orchestrate memorials to Confederate veterans and support...