William Duffy (d. 1810) Papers, PC.9

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William Duffy (d. 1810) Papers, PC.9

Descriptive Summary

Title
William Duffy (d. 1810) Papers
Call Number
PC.9
Creator
Unknown
Date
1786-1809
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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    Collection Overview

    Papers of Duffy, lawyer in Hillsborough and Fayetteville, consisting chiefly of letters and enclosures concerning court cases. Suits againts Gen. [Benjamin?] Smith, James Taylor, and Peter Mallett relate to western lands and settlement of Revolutionary army accounts. Letters (1798-1809) from Peter Browne, Eben Macnair, and John Read concern collection of debts owed to loyalists and Duffy's appointment as special agent. Other letters mention elections of 1796 and 1798, and Rebecca Bennehan (1798). Some legal arguments are made by Archibald Maclaine (1790) and Duncan Cameron (1802). Correspondents include Blake Baker, John Hay, John Haywood, and Joseph Courtney.

    Contents of the Collection

    Subject Headings

  1. Duffy, William
  2. Smith, Benjamin
  3. Taylor, James
  4. Mallett, Peter
  5. Browne, Peter
  6. Macnair, Eben
  7. Read, John
  8. Bennehan, Rebecca
  9. Maclaine, Archibald
  10. Cameron, Duncan
  11. Baker, Blake
  12. Hay, John
  13. Haywood, John
  14. Courtney, Joseph
  15. Lawyers
  16. Lawsuits
  17. American Loyalists
  18. Elections
  19. Collection of Accounts
  20. Hillsborough
  21. Fayetteville (N.C.)
  22. Western Lands