Papers, 1803-1877.

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Papers, 1803-1877.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41571191

These papers are divided into the following categories: correspondence, legal and financial papers, printed material, clippings, volumes, and miscellany. The largest of these is legal and financial papers, which is further divided into election results (1836-1854), slave purchases, tax lists (1832-1854), tax receipts (1815-1869), warrants issued to apprehend lawbreakers, and a general category (1813-1870). A number of the papers in the general category relate to a distillery operated by H.W. Jones. The miscellany folder also contains recipes for making whiskey. The second largest category is correspondence (1828-1877), almost all of which is addressed to Henry W. Jones, though most of the correspondence came after his death in late 1871 or early 1872, and is addressed to a son, Edward H. Jones of Oxford, N.C. Nearly all of the correspondents, both before and after 1871/1872, were children and children-in-law of Henry W. Jones, most of whom resided in Hopkins Co., Ky. The notable exceptions to this are John and Alice Beasley, a son-in-law and daughter who lived in Tex., and P.H. Gooch, a nephew who lived in Farmington, Mo. Agriculture and family matters are the dominant subjects covered by the correspondence. One family matter of particular interest was an effort by some of Henry W. Jones's children, particularly Soloman W. Jones, a local Methodist preacher, to convert their father to Christianity. These same letters also document the revivals that swept Kentucky in the 1850's. There are also several letters that comment on life in the C.S.A. Army, including ones by E.H. Jones (55th Regiment, N.C. Troops) and B.F. Jones (17th Regiment, N.C. Troops).

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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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Jones, Henry W.

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Planter, slave-owner, justice of the peace, and captain in the state militia, and resident of Granville Co., N.C. From the description of Papers, 1803-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41571191 ...

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 17th

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Jones, Edward H.

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Beasley, John

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Jones, B. Frank.

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Jones, Soloman W.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 55th

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Beasley, Alice M.

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Gooch, P. H.

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