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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 120 items) |
Abstract | Anselom Reed of Forsyth County, N.C., had land holdings in various North Carolina locations. The collection includes business papers, chiefly of the 1840s, including deeds and other papers pertaining to Piedmont North Carolina lands, bills from merchants, and correspondence, 1866-1874, about lands in Tennessee and Arkansas. |
Creator | Reed, Anselom, 1813-1895. |
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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Anselom Reed (1813-1895) had land holdings in various North Carolina locations, including Rockingham, Guilford, and Forsyth counties.
Back to TopThe collection includes business papers, primarily of the 1840s, of Anselom Reed, chiefly deeds and other papers pertaining to Piedmont North Carolina lands. There are also bills from merchants, and correspondence, 1866-1874, about lands in Tennessee and Arkansas. There are a few items related to the sale of slaves, and a family Bible. Additional persons mentioned in the papers include John Winchester, John Moore, John J. Reed, James T. Morehead, J. M. Morehead, Wiliam Isley, Pinckney Reed, and J. D. Reed.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1801-1809 |
Folder 2 |
1814-1837 |
Folder 3 |
1840-1844 |
Folder 4 |
1845-1847 |
Folder 5 |
1850-1859 |
Folder 6 |
1866-1869 |
Folder 7 |
1870-1889 and undated |
Folder 8 |
Volume 1: Family Bible |