Pope family papers, 1851-1983.

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Pope family papers, 1851-1983.

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Correspondence, financial and legal papers, educational records, and other papers of the Pope family. Included are letters written during M.T. Pope's Spanish-American War service; letters of recommendation, 1892-1899, 1910, and 1914, for M.T. Pope from lawyers, bankers, and college administrators; letters in the 1920s, mostly relating to land in Northampton County; and letters about insurance, real estate, and other financial matters. Financial and legal papers relate to Jonas Elias Pope's land and taxes in Northampton County, N.C. Also included are his certificate of freedom, 1851, and a copy of his will. A few items relate to businesses M.T. Pope helped start or partially owned. Many papers relate to Raleigh property and real estate; income taxes; insurance; stock; bank accounts; utility payments; and hospital bills. Other papers include educational records, biographical information, diplomas and certificates, clippings, notebooks, autograph books, and other materials. There are also scattered publications of First Baptist Church in Raleigh, the National Medical Association, and the People's Benevolent and Relief Association.

1800 items (2.5 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7641702

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Pope, Delia H. (Delia Haywood), 1880-1955

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Pope, Jonas Elias, 1827-1900?

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Pope, Evelyn Bennett, 1908-1995

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Pope, M. T. (Manassa Thomas), 1858-1934

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Pope, Ruth Permelia, 1910-2000

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Pope family.

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Pope family of North Carolina, including Jonas Elias Pope of Northampton County, a man of color who was free before the Civil War; his son, M.T. Pope, who was born in Northampton County and later lived in Henderson, Charlotte, and Raleigh; M.T. Pope's wife, Delia H. Pope of Raleigh; and their daughters, Evelyn Bennett Pope and Ruth Permelia Pope. M.T. Pope graduated in the first class of the Leonard Medical School of Shaw University; served in the Third Regiment of North...