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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 85 items) |
Abstract | Duncan G. McRae was a steamboat agent at Wilmington, N.C., president of the Fayetteville and Western Railroad Company, and justice of the peace of Cumberland County, N.C. His father Duncan McRae was a businessman, postmaster, and banker of Fayetteville, N.C. Scattered and disconnected family, business, and personal papers, chiefly 1819-1876, of Duncan Grainger McRae and of Duncan McRae. Included are papers concerning D. G. McRae's imprisonment in 1867 by military officials on a charge of murder (later dismissed) and speeches and writings by him, chiefly on local history. Correspondents include Duncan Cameron, Weston R. Gales, John Graham, William A. Graham, Thomas Ruffin, and Robert Strange Junior |
Creator | McRae, Duncan G. (Duncan Grainger), 1808-1889. |
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, May 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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Duncan G. (Duncan Grainger) McRae (1808-1889) was a steamboat agent at Wilmington, N.C.; president of the Fayetteville and Western Railroad Company; and justice of the peace of Cumberland County, N.C. He was also involved with the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a fraternal organization. During the Civil War McRae was imprisoned by the United States military at Fort Macon. His father Duncan McRae was a businessman, postmaster, and banker of Fayetteville, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered and disconnected family, business, and personal papers, chiefly 1819-1876, of Duncan Grainger McRae and of his father Duncan McRae. Included are papers concerning D. G. McRae's imprisonment in 1867 by military officials on a charge of murder (later dismissed) and speeches and writings by him, chiefly on local history. There are also some items related to the fraternal organization with which D. G. McRae was involved, and related to Duncan McRae's duties as postmaster. Correspondents include Duncan Cameron, Weston R. Gales, John Graham, William A. Graham, P. M. Hale, Thomas Ruffin, John Sibley, and Robert Strange Junior.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1798-1808 |
Folder 2 |
1819-1830 |
Folder 3 |
1831-1858 |
Folder 4 |
1860-1898 |
Folder 5-7
Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7 |
Speeches, incomplete |