David Gillespie papers, 1797-1799, 1825.

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David Gillespie papers, 1797-1799, 1825.

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The collection includes four letters sent by David Gillespie to his parents, one in 1797 to his father and the rest addressed to his mother, 1797-1799. Topics include Gillespie's dissatisfaction with Andrew Ellicott, family matters, his expected return home. The letter to Gillespie's father describes political events occurring during the transfer of sovereignty of the Natchez region from Spain to the United States in which Andrew Ellicott, Colonel Anthony Hutchins, and a British general stationed in Natchez were involved. Also included is a 1797 legal document headed "Government of Natchez, Villa Gayoso District." The document is missing its bottom half, but seems to relate to events in New Orleans, La., and Natchez, possibly during the American Revolutionary War, involving Captain James Willing and wealthy merchant, trader, and financier Oliver Pollock. There is also an 1825 evaluation of David Gillespie's slaves apparently done by his son, Joseph Mumford Gillespie.

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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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Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820

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Andrew Ellicott was a surveyor and mathematician; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1785. From the guide to the Astronomical journal, 1797-1801, 1797-1801, (American Philosophical Society) Ellicott (1754-1820) was a surveyor and matematician. He explored the Mississippi River Valley and the southern boundaries of the United States. The Clarke Historical Library has two books by Ellicott and microfilm of his papers which are housed in other institutions....

Gillespie, David, 1774-1829

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David Gillespie was born in Duplin County, N.C., on 5 April 1774. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1795, after which he accepted the position of assistant surveyor with Andrew Ellicott, secretary of the commission to mark the western boundary of the United States. This work was done primarily in the Natchez, Miss., region. Gillespie was a major during the War of 1812 and also served in the North Carolina legislature. Gillespie died in 1829 in Bladen County, N.C. ...

Pollock, Oliver, 1737-1823

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Oliver Pollock was an Irish-born trader, planter, and financier at Havana, Cuba, and New Orleans, La. He was appointed commercial agent of the United States in New Orleans in 1777 from where he supplied ammunition, provisions, and information to the Americans during the Revolution. He was appointed commercial agent of the United States in Havana, Cuba in 1783, where he was imprisoned for debt for eighteen months. Pollock was a merchant in Philadelphia, Pa., roughly between 1788 and 1791 before m...

Willing, James, fl. 1797.

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Hutchins, Anthony, approximately 1720-1804

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