Papers, 1849-1865.

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Papers, 1849-1865.

Papers pertaining to the sale of slaves, purchase of goods brought into Wilmington through the blockade, and sale of goods, chiefly cotton and tobacco. Included also is a pardon from Andrew Johnson, 1865, issued to Selby for participation in the Civil War.

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Selby, B. M.

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B.M. Selby and P.W. Brown, mercantile firm of Wilson, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1849-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40761597 ...

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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Andrew Johnson (b. December 29, 1808, Raleigh, North Carolina-d. July 31, 1875, Carter's Station, Tennessee) became the seventeenth president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1808. He began his political career in Greenville, Tennessee in 1828. At the time of this letter he was the Democratic senator from Tennessee. Emerson Etheridge was born in Carrituck County, North Carolina. As a representative of Tennes...

Brown, P. W. (Peter W.)

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