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Size | 3 items |
Abstract | Henry Beasley Ansell (1832-1920) was a native of Knotts Island, Currituck County, N.C. The collection includes handwritten narratives by Ansell about Currituck County including recollections of his life on Knotts Island (247 pages); a history of the county, 1650-1790 (290 pages); and chapters on aspects of fishing, hunting, social and home life, church history, and geography. |
Creator | Ansell, Henry Beasley, 1832-1920. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Henry Beasley Ansell (1832-1920) resided on Knotts Island, Currituck County, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes handwritten narratives by Henry Beasley Ansell about Currituck County, N.C., including recollections of his life on Knotts Island (247 pages); a history of the county, 1650-1790 (290 pages); and chapters on aspects of fishing, hunting, social and home life, church history, and geography.
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Original finding aid |
Oversize Volume SV-1570/1 |
Volume 1 : Recollections, 1903-1907, 1912 |
Oversize Volume SV-1570/2 |
Volume 2: History of Currituck County, N.C. |
Oversize Volume SV-1570/3 |
Volume 3: Draft of Volume 1 |
Oversize volumes (SV-1570/1-3).
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