Papers, 1852-1860.

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Papers, 1852-1860.

The collection includes a letter from Ellis, Governor of North Carolina, to John Letcher, Governor of Virginia, concerning a proposal to resurvey the Virginia-North Carolina border and a letter concerning a plan to divert all Southern trade to the port of Baltimore, Maryland.

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Ellis, John Willis, 1820-1861

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John W. Ellis was Governor of North Carolina, from 1859-1861. This broadside was issued to call the North Carolina legislature into special session on April 17, 1861. The session was called as a result of Abraham Lincoln's call to arms "for the invasion of the peaceful homes of the South ..." From the description of Proclamation, 1861. (University of North Carolina, Wilmington). WorldCat record id: 49916174 John Willis Ellis was a Salisbury, N.C., lawyer, Democratic Party le...

Ellis, John Willis, 1820-1861

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qs2sph (person)

John W. Ellis was Governor of North Carolina, from 1859-1861. This broadside was issued to call the North Carolina legislature into special session on April 17, 1861. The session was called as a result of Abraham Lincoln's call to arms "for the invasion of the peaceful homes of the South ..." From the description of Proclamation, 1861. (University of North Carolina, Wilmington). WorldCat record id: 49916174 John Willis Ellis was a Salisbury, N.C., lawyer, Democratic Party le...