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Collection Number: 00532

Collection Title: Murdock and Wright Family Papers, 1749-1898.

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Size 3.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2400 items)
Abstract Julius Walker Wright (1838-1878), lawyer and Confederate soldier, was the son of Joshua G. and Mary Ann Wright of Wilmington, N.C. Julius married Mollie Murdock in 1868 and moved to Kansas City, Mo. Family correspondence and business papers, chiefly 1840-1871, of members of the Wright family of Wilmington, N.C., and elsewhere, including Julius Walker Wright, his wife, Mollie (Murdock) Wright, his father, Joshua G. Wright, and mother, Mary Ann Wright. The papers, 1820-1860, consist of correspondence of Mary Ann Wright, mainly with her sister, Emma Smith Walker; of Harriett and Ann Murdock and their family, of Philadelphia, Pa.; of Arthur Ritchie and his wife, Mary; and of Robert Bridges Murdock, of Golumbus, Ga. From 1860 to 1878, the papers are those of Julius W. Wright, Confederate soldier and lawyer of Wilmington, pertaining mostly to Reconstruction conditions and the practice of law in Wilmington; and from 1876-1879, there are a few letters pertaining to life at the University of the South. Prior to 1820, there are wills, business accounts, and a few scattered letters. Also, abstracts of sermons, poems, and articles written by J. W. Wright. Volumes consists of receipt books of Miss Mary Bridges, law notes of Joshua G. Wright, account books, scrapbooks, and the diary, 1859 and 1862, of Julius W. Wright.
Creator Wright (Family : Wright, Julius Walker, 1838-1878)
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Murdock and Wright Family Papers #532, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Received from Mrs. Elliot Spear Waddell.
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, February 1996

Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008

Updated by: Nancy Kaiser, May 2021

This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.

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Family correspondence and business papers, chiefly 1840-1871, of members of the Wright family of Wilmington, N.C., and elsewhere, including Julius Walker Wright, his wife, Mollie (Murdock) Wright, his father, Joshua G. Wright, and mother, Mary Ann Wright. The papers, 1820-1860, consist of correspondence of Mary Ann Wright, mainly with her sister, Emma Smith Walker; of Harriett and Ann Murdock and their family, of Philadelphia, Pa.; of Arthur Ritchie and his wife, Mary; and of Robert Bridges Murdock, of Golumbus, Ga. From 1860 to 1878, the papers are those of Julius W. Wright, Confederate soldier and lawyer of Wilmington, pertaining mostly to Reconstruction conditions and the practice of law in Wilmington; and from 1876-1879, there are a few letters pertaining to life at the University of the South. Prior to 1820, there are wills, business accounts, and a few scattered letters. Also, abstracts of sermons, poems, and articles written by J. W. Wright. Volumes consists of receipt books of Miss Mary Bridges, law notes of Joshua G. Wright, account books, scrapbooks, and the diary, 1859 and 1862, of Julius W. Wright.

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Contents list

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 1. Correspondence, 1749-1898.

About 1200 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Correspondence, bills, and related Papers of members of the Murdock and Wright families.

Folder 1

1749-1797

Folder 2

1800-1818

Folder 3

1820-1839

Folder 4

1840

Folder 5

1841

Folder 6

1842-1843

Folder 7

1844

Folder 8

1845

Folder 9

1846

Folder 10

1847-1849

Folder 11

1850

Folder 12

1851

Folder 13

1852-1853

Folder 14

1854-1855

Folder 15

1856-1857

Folder 16

1858-1859

Folder 17

1860-1862

Folder 18

1863-1867

Folder 19

1868

Folder 20

1869 January-April

Folder 21

1869 May-December

Folder 22

1870 January-February

Folder 23

1870 March-June

Folder 24

1870 July-September

Folder 25

1870 October-December

Folder 26

1871 January-August

Folder 27

1871 September-December

Folder 28

1872-1873

Folder 29

1874-1875

Folder 30

1876-1877

Folder 31

1878-1879

Folder 32

1880-1884; 1890; 1898

Folder 33-41

Folder 33

Folder 34

Folder 35

Folder 36

Folder 37

Folder 38

Folder 39

Folder 40

Folder 41

Undated

Folder 42

Newspaper clippings

Folder 43

Bills and receipts, 1850-1859

Folder 44a

Bills and receipts, 1860-1869

Folder 44b

Miscellaneous bills and receipts

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15 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Account books, diaries, commonplace books of members of the Bridges, Murdock, and Wright families.

Folder 45

Volume 1: 1791-1804, 19 pp. Commonplace book of Nathan Green.

Folder 46

Volume 2: 1804-1819, 58 pp. Receipt book of Edward and Jemina Bridges for purchases and accounts settled.

Folder 47

Volume 3: 1825-1829, 20 pp. Receipt book of Mary Bridges.

Folder 48

Volume 4: 1829-1841, 50 pp. Receipt book of Mary Bridges.

Folder 49

Volume 5: 1839-1844, 26 pp. Receipt book of Miss H. B. Murdock with record of sewing done by various persons for sewing society.

Folder 50

Volume 6: 1847-1863, 63 pp. Cash accounts and accounts of attorney's fees of Joshua G. Wright.

Folder 51

Volume 7: Undated, 83 pp. Law notes of Joshua G. Wright.

Folder 52

Volume 8: Undated, 35 pp. Commonplace book of Joshua G. Wright.

Folder 53

Volume 9: 1857-1858, 76 pp. Autograph book of classmates of Julius Walker Wright, Class of 1858 at University of North Carolina.

Folder 54

Volume 10: 1859 and 1862, 150 pp. Diary of Julius Walker Wright.

Folder 55

Volume 11: 1869-1872, 146 pp. Personal account book.

Folder 56

Volume 12: 1870-1874, 22 pp. Mrs. R. B. Murdock's personal and household account book.

Folder 57

Volume 13: 1857-1862, 126 pp. Scrapbook.

Folder 58

Volume 14: 1870-1877, 80 pp. Scrapbook.

Folder 59

Volume 15: 1871-1877, 200 pp. Notary public book of Robert B. Murdock containing notices of demand and non-payment of nates from 1847-1848 and converted into a scrapbook.

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Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-532/1

Extra oversize papers

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Oversize papers (XOPF-532/1)

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