Crabtree Jones Papers, PC.105

Materials deposited in 1935 by Mary Green Jones relate to Nathaniel Jones (d. 1828), his son Kimbrough Jones (d. 1866), and their families.
Correspondence dating from 1817 to 1873 primarily documents family members in Tennessee and Alabama, with references to travel and events in Texas (1839), New Orleans (1841-1842), the Alabama legislature (1849), and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during preparations for a visit by James K. Polk (1847). Other topics include descriptions of African American life and educational institutions in Philadelphia (1854), and accounts of civilians fleeing Rome in December 1863. The correspondence also addresses political issues such as nullification and secession, as well as travel, agriculture, slavery, education in North Carolina and Virginia, and medical training in New York (1845).

Later correspondence (1901-1940) includes references to the Great Depression and employment as an inspector of weights and measures (1936-1937).
The collection includes Wake County land records (1771-1867); estate and guardianship papers; wills; marriage licenses (1834-1838); tax lists (1806, 1817); and account books of Nathaniel Jones and Company (1790-1793). Financial records include receipts for taxes and accounts with Raleigh merchants (1826-1936), as well as fees related to the capture and jailing of an enslaved person (1861). Documents also include bills of sale and records of hire relating to enslaved individuals; these materials are preserved as evidence of enslaved people and the system of slavery.
Additional materials relate to cotton cultivation, including circulars from the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association (1925-1927), and to educational institutions, including North Carolina State College (1919). Miscellaneous items include a legislative report on internal improvements (1855); a broadside concerning William Woods Holden (circa 1861); wholesale price lists (1867); almanacs (1822-1894); a Green family record (1823-1849); an article on Green Hill; and photographs.

In October 1975, Beth Crabtree donated additional papers from the Crabtree Jones House, then owned by the Gaddy Real Estate Company. These materials include correspondence (1860-1940); an 1817 deed; estate papers (1867-1869, 1915); accounts and receipts (1808-1936); rental property accounts for Raleigh (1922-1934) and rural Wake County (1915-1916); cotton business accounts (1925-1927); promissory notes (1853-1861); tax receipts (1915-1923); school materials, including Salem Female Academy (1885-1888); medical prescriptions (1821, 1846); photographs; and miscellaneous items. In 1980, Crabtree donated additional pamphlets, booklets, news clippings, and other materials.
Additional materials were donated by a descendant and accessioned in 2019. These include land deeds; deeds of gift and bills of sale relating to enslaved persons; promissory notes and receipts; an oath of amnesty signed by Kimbrough Jones Sr., dated August 8, 1865; correspondence; genealogical notes; a composition book related to the Peace Institute (1886-1889); a volume of minutes and dues of the Neuse Local Farmers' Union (1911-1916); and a volume documenting farm, household, and family transactions (1908-1929).

Nathaniel Jones of Crabtree (d. 1828) and son Kimbrough (d. 1866), were Wake County planters, legislators, and members of the Council of State. The papers concern them and Kimbrough's third wife Mary Warren. A good portion of the papers also concern Kimbrough Jones, Jr. (d. 1911) and his wife, Mary Green Jones, and family.

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Jones, Nathaniel

Jones, Kimbrough

Warren, Mary

Jones, Kimbrough, Jr.

Green, Mary

Green, Brian

Hill, Green

Holden, W. W. (William Woods), 1818-1892

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

Green Family

Jones family

North Carolina. Council of State

Nathaniel Jones and Company

North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association

North Carolina State College

Reserve

Majors

Governors

Universities and colleges

African Americans

Medical colleges

Slaves

Presidents

Travel

Agriculture

Evacuations

Depression Era

Inspectors

Weights and Measures

Administration of estates

Guardian

Merchants

Internal improvements

Slave labor

Fugitive Slaves

Jails

Cotton

Plantation Owners

Nullification

Secession

Politicians

Wake County (N.C.)

Tennessee

Alabama

Texas

New Orleans (La.)

Chapel Hill (N.C.)

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Rome (Ga.)

Virginia

New York

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

In 2019, Kimbrough Jones of Raleigh donated two boxes of Crabtree Jones family papers. These materials were originally loaned in November 1934 by Mrs. Kimbrough Jones. The papers consist of correspondence, deeds, wills, tax lists, account books, a power of attorney, marriage licenses, drawings, photographs, and other miscellaneous and printed materials, dating from 1771 to circa 1910. The collection also includes bills of sale documenting the purchase and sale of enslaved people; these records are preserved as evidence of enslaved individuals and the system of slavery.In the same 2019 gift, Jones donated an additional box of materials dating from 1815 to 1943. These materials relate primarily to Kimbrough Jones Sr.; Mary Green Jones; Kimbrough Jones Jr.; and their immediate and allied families, including the Green family, Jeffreys family, and Hartsfield family.Beth Crabtree of Raleigh, North Carolina, made two additional gifts (two boxes), accessioned in 1976 and 1980. These materials, dating from 1808 to 1940, include correspondence, deeds, estate papers, account records, promissory notes, tax receipts, medical prescriptions dated 1821 and 1846, and other miscellaneous and printed items.