Harbison family papers, 1782-1963.

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Harbison family papers, 1782-1963.

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Civil War materials, including a letter of William Thomas Harbison to his parents written from Camp Davis, New Hanover County, N.C., 13 June 1862; a list of pay and clothing of William Thomas Harbison as a soldier of the Confederacy; and an application for retirement of William Thomas Harbison because of wounds received in battle. Clippings relate to the deaths of William Thomas Harbison and William Alexander Harbison. Indentures, 1792-1898, relate to the Harbison family and others in Burke County, N.C. Insurance materials consist primarily of lists of grave sites of Harbison family members and others. There are also tax receipts, manuscript fragments, and two family photographs.

About 100 items (0.5 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 8078842

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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