Record Series and Collections

1697-1823: Consists of deeds, land grants, and other records relating to land transactions, and a few wills. Many of the land records are for the northeastern counties of the state: Albemarle, Chowan, Bertie, Edge¬combe, Northampton, Craven, ...

The material in this box has been arranged in the order in which it has been acquired and accessioned. The donors and sources vary. If more information is needed, please see the acquisition note of this finding aid.

1755 - 1788

1775-1788: Of particular interest for the pre-Revolutionary period are the letters and abstracts of letters (1768-1774) expressing sympathy and support for the people of Boston and the colony of Massachusetts in their struggle with Great ...

1831 - 1861

1831-1861: There are a number of letters concerning Indian affairs during the 1811-1816 period as the states and the federal government negotiated with the Indians, laying the groundwork for moving them west of the Mississippi River. Volume ...

1861-1912, and undated: Correspondence of the Civil War period includes news of several battles with a brief description of several top Confederate officers, conditions and discontent in Beaufort-Edgecombe County area (1862), a letter from ...

1789 - 1830

1789-1830: There are a number of letters concerning Indian affairs during the 1811-1816 period as the states and the federal government negotiated with the Indians, laying the groundwork for moving them west of the Mississippi River. Later ...

1775 - 1867

1775-1869: Box of photocopies that consists for the most part of material concerning the Transylvania Company lands and other western lands. These papers include descriptions of areas visited in the west and business activities and prospects ...