Papers, 1873-1885.

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Papers, 1873-1885.

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Papers of Alfred Moore Scales (1827-1892), U.S. representative from North Carolina, 1857-1859 and 1875-1885, and governor of North Carolina, 1885-1889, including a letter, 1873, about C.S.A. General James Johnston Pettigrew; a routine letter concerning his place of residence; and an invitation to his inaugural ball in 1885.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Scales, Alfred M. (Alfred Moore), 1827-1892

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Alfred M. Scales, a lawyer from Madison, N.C., was a Democratic Representative in Congress and was a presidential elector for Breckinridge and Lane. In 1861, he became a captain of the 13th Regiment of North Carolina Volunteers. In 1862, he was promoted to Brigadier General and given command of a brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, where he remained until the surrender at Appomatox in 1865. After the war, he served in the House of Commons, was again elected to Congress, and was elected gov...