Record #:

19935

Author(s):

Keith, Alice Barnwell

Abstract:

This is a reprint of letters from businessman and Blount family agent Major James Cole Mountflorence to William, John Gray, and Thomas Blount. The letters, written in the era of the French Revolution, provide information on the commercial enterprises and political and social affairs of the Blounts, one of North Carolina's most influential families during this period. The introduction provides a biography of the Blounts and their relationship with Mountflorence.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 3, July 1937, p251-287 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Blount, William, 1749-1800; Blount, John Gray, 1752-1833; Blount, Thomas, 1759-1812; Mountflorence, James Cole, 1745-1817