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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 100 items) |
Abstract | John Ashe (1720?-1781) was a Major General in the Revolutionary War. The collection contains a draft of a biography of Ashe written by Archibald Maclaine Hooper (1775-1853). The biography includes an account of Ashe's court martial over the Battle of Briar Creek, Ga., and appendices include transcriptions of letters to General Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810). |
Creator | Ashe, John, 1720?-1781. |
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: Adam Fielding and Jodi Berkowitz, February 2011
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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John Ashe (1720-1781) was a Major General in the Revolutionary War. He was the son of John Baptista Ashe, and was also the Speaker of the North Carolina General Assembly from 1762-1765.
Back to TopThe collection contains a draft of a biography of John Ashe (1720?-1781) written by Archibald Maclaine Hooper (1775-1853). The biography includes an account of Ashe's court martial over the Battle of Briar Creek, Ga., and appendices include transcriptions of letters to General Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810).
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Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
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Folder 2-6
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Manuscript draft of biography |