Peter Thompson (d. 1823) Papers, PC.1377

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Peter Thompson (d. 1823) Papers, PC.1377

Descriptive Summary

Title
Peter Thompson (d. 1823) Papers
Call Number
PC.1377
Creator
Unknown
Date
1745-1960
Extent
0.2 cubic feet
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], PC.1377, Peter Thompson Papers, Private Collections, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.

Collection Overview

Papers of family of Peter Thompson of Burke (later Caldwell) Co., including land grant, deeds, bonds, and slave bill of sale (1784-1870); copies of Thompson wills from Pennsylvania (1745) and South Carolina (1773); and Tryon, Burke, and Caldwell county estate papers of Moses, Peter, and Mary Thompson. There are assorted accounts and legal papers; and letters from relatives in Tennessee (1811-1833, 1885). Also church letter from session in Bershaba, S.C. (1773); oath of allegiance (1778); undated list of Capt. William Lenoir's company; instructions for tanning hides; and Thompson genealogical charts.

Contents of the Collection

➤ Container Count 1 Box
  • •  Peter Thompson Papers: Correspondence, Wills, Deeds, and Miscellaneous
    PC.1377

Subject Headings

  • Thompson, Peter
  • Thompson Family
  • Thompson, Moses
  • Thompson, Mary
  • Lenoir, William
  • Land
  • Slaves
  • African Americans
  • Brick Church
  • Ship captains
  • Meetings
  • Allegiance
  • Privates
  • Soldiers
  • Church polity
  • Tanning
  • Hides and Skins
  • Administration of estates
  • Burke County (N.C.)
  • Caldwell County (N.C.)
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Bershaba (S.C.)

    • Processing Information

    Collection re-foldered and re-boxed by volunteer Neal Bataller, July 29, 2026.