William Smith Papers, PC.81
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- William Smith Papers
- Call Number
- PC.81
- Creator
- Smith, William
- Date
- 1793-1817
- Repository
- State Archives of North Carolina
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], PC.81, William Smith Papers, Private Collections, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Collection Overview
Papers of William Smith, including letters sent him while employed by mercantile firm
Fenwick and Dabney in Richmond, Va. (1793-1798), from family and friends in Granville
Co. and Petersburg concerning local news, horse racing, war between France and England
and its effect on trade, the hiring in Virginia of French immigrants (1796), buying
of western lands, and the scarcity of money. A few letters relate to business of Fenwick
and Dabney. Later letters to Smith and wife in Granville Co. concern purchase of land
in Kentucky (1805) and a saltpeter contract (1814). Also a draft bond (1807) for title
to Tennessee land sold to Smith by James Hogg and others; description of unidentified
house, outbuildings, and plantation (n.d.); agreements for hire and purchase of slaves;
election results by precinct, Granville Co., 1813; and a printed circular from the
State Bank of North Carolina about renewal of charters for Banks of New Bern and Cape
Fear (1814).
9 folders, 148 items
Contents of the Collection
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• W. Smith Papers: CorrespondencePC.81 Folder 1
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• W. Smith Papers: CorrespondencePC.81 Folder 2
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• W. Smith Papers: CorrespondencePC.81 Folder 3
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• W. Smith Papers: CorrespondencePC.81 Folder 4
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• W. Smith Papers: CorrespondencePC.81 Folder 5
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• W. Smith Papers: CorrespondencePC.81 Folder 6
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• W. Smith Papers: CorrespondencePC.81 Folder 7
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• W. Smith Papers: MiscellaneousPC.81 Folder 8
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• W. Smith Papers: Addition (transferred from Supreme Court Records in 1964): LettersPC.81 Folder 9