David Paton (1802-1882) Papers, PC.158

[Identification of item], PC.158, David Paton Papers, Private Collections, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.

Correspondence and papers of Paton, superintendent of construction and architect of the State Capitol in Raleigh. Correspondence (1834-1840, 1850, 1875) includes letters from architect Ithiel Town about the commissioners for rebuilding the State Capitol, about Paton's proposed alterations to Town's plan, and about Town's work in Indianapolis; letters consulting with Philadelphia architect William Strickland; and letters and papers referring to Paton's plans for other buildings in Raleigh, at UNC, and at Caldwell Institute, Hillsborough. Letters from Gen. Beverly Daniel of the commission, builder William Bell, Congressman William Montgomery, workers, and suppliers concern hiring of workers in New York, wages and hours in other cities, wage negotiations, bulding materials, the railroad from the quarry, Fayetteville Arsenal, and buildings in Washington, D. C. A few letters, two photocopied, concern Paton's friends and relatives in Scotland and economic conditions there, his family in New York and North Carolina (1875), and his later career and descendants. Paton's printed memorial, sent to the governor from Edinburgh, petitions for further remuneration (ca. 1843). Also in the collection are some legal agreements, a photocopied pamphlet of testimonials to Paton (1834-1847) with photocopied engraving of Capitol and a printed speech by Samuel A. Ashe.

Collection consists of 4 folders in a box shared with other collections.

Paton, David

Strickland, William

Daniel, Beverly

Bell, William

Montgomery, William

Ashe, Samuel A'Court

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Caldwell Institute

Fayetteville Arsenal

Congressmen

Raleigh (N.C.)

Philadelphia (Pa.)

New York

Washington (D.C.)

Scotland

Edinburgh (Scotland)

Hillsborough

Chapel Hill (N.C.)

Indianapolis (Ind.)

Fayetteville (N.C.)