Nash County Historical Association collection, 1806-1928.

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Nash County Historical Association collection, 1806-1928.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/707418386

The collection consists of account books, 1806-1928; physicians' ledgers, 1835-1874; a mathematical instruction book, 1827; Saint Anne's Guild meeting minutes, 1919-1921; a log from the Claims Committee of the United States House of Representatives, 1892-1893; and other items. Most of the materials are from Rocky Mount or surrounding Nash and Edgecombe counties. Among the individuals mentioned in the materials are Bennett Bunn (1787-1849), a Nash County planter and builder in 1830 of Stonewall Manor; Redmond Bunn (1806-1883), builder of the Benvenue plantation; Redmond Bunn's son, Benjamin Hickman Bunn (1844-1907), a Civil War veteran, mayor and postmaster of Rocky Mount, who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives; other Bunn family members; James Jones Philips (1798-1874), a physician and planter of Nash and Edgecombe counties; other Philips family members; and Thorp family members. A few items contain records of schools or church groups, and there are also some references to slaves owned and sold, as well as a few accounts of African American schools, field hands, and house workers.

ca. 100 items (4.0 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 8036267

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Bunn, Bennett, 1787-1849.

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Bunn, Benjamin Hickman, 1844-1907

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Bunn family.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Claims

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Philips family.

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Bunn, Redmond, 1806-1883.

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Philips, James Jones, 1798-1874.

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James Jones Philips was a physican and scientific farmer of Edgecombe County, N.C., and his cousin Ethelred Philips (1801-1870) was a physician and farmer of Mariana, Fla. From the description of James Jones Philips papers, 1814, 1832-1892 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 31693250 James Jones Philips (1798-1874), was a physician and scientific farmer of Edgecombe County, N.C. His cousin Ethelred Philips (1801-1870) was a physician and farmer of Marianna, Fla. Fr...

Thorp family.

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Nash County Historical Association.

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The Nash County Historical Association (NCHA), a non-profit group headquartered in Rocky Mount, N.C., was organized in 1970 to promote the study and preservation of local history and genealogy. Since 1975, NCHA has been responsible for the administration, restoration, and preservation of Stonewall Manor, an antebellum plantation home in Rocky Mount. From the description of Nash County Historical Association collection, 1806-1928. WorldCat record id: 707418386 From the guide ...