Joseph Nathaniel Allen papers, 1808-1967 [manuscript].

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Joseph Nathaniel Allen papers, 1808-1967 [manuscript].

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Correspondence, writings, genealogical materials, and financial and legal documents of Joseph Nathaniel Allen and his family. Correspondence contains discussions of family and local news, social events, health, religion, and travel. There are detailed accounts of an 1858 Independence Day celebration and an 1890 trip to Charleston, S.C. Also included is a brief sketch by Allen of Confederate General Robert Ransom, whom he served as private secretary during the Civil War. Genealogical materials include a 1967 biographical essay about Allen written by his grandson and a 1953 essay about the Watson family. Financial and legal materials mainly consist of receipts, Confederate bonds, and a North Carolina certificate proclaiming Allen's right to practice law. There are also newspaper clippings from the 1920s about Charles Applewhite Hill's tenure in the North Carolina Senate, 1823-1827.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Allen, Joseph Nathaniel, 1834-1917

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Educator, attorney, and Confederate officer Joseph Nathaniel Allen (also known as Nat Allen) was born in Warren County, N.C., in 1834 and died in 1917. From the description of Joseph Nathaniel Allen papers, 1808-1967 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 55142230 Joseph Nataniel Allen (also known as Nat Allen) was born in 1834 to Edmond and Sallie Park Watson Allen in Warren County, N.C. Allen was educated at the Warrenton Male Academy and, in the 1850s, he read law...

Hill, C. A. (Charles Applewhite)

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Ransom, R. (Robert), 1828-1892

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A West Point graduate, Robert Ransom served in the U.S. Army under then-Lt Colonel Edwin V. Sumner, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 1855-57. He resigned his army post at the onset of the Civil war to serve in the Confederate Army as Captain of Cavalry. By the end of the war, he reached the rank of Major General. He later worked as an express agent, city marshal at Wilmington, N.C., planter and civil engineer. From the description of Robert Ransom letter, 1879. (Louisiana State University). WorldCa...