Shirley Kilpatrick Collection, 1736-1922
(Manuscript Collection #10)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Shirley Kilpatrick Collection |
| Creator: | Kilpatrick, Shirley |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Abstract: | Collection (1736-1922) of Lenoir County (NC) land records, financial records 7 distillery records, etc. |
| Extent: | 0.055 Cubic feet, 222 items , consisting of correspondence, deeds, accounts, promissory notes, receipts, and miscellaneous material. |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
September 22, 1967, 222 items; Papers (1736-1922) of Moore and Mewborn families of Lenoir County, consisting of correspondence, deeds, accounts, promissory notes, receipts, mortgages, certificates, reports, and other miscellaneous material. Given May, 1966, by Miss Shirley Kilpatrick, Kinston, N.C.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions
Copyright Notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Preferred Citation
Shirley Kilpatrick Collection (#10), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Gift of Miss Shirley Kilpatrick
Processing Information
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Processed by D. Lennon, September 1967
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Encoded by Apex Data Services
Description
The collection contains a limited amount of correspondence of a routine nature. An 1890 letter discusses the invention of and a patent for a "Machine for Plaining Electrotypes"; and a 1922 letter from Noah J. Rouse of Kinston attacks increased taxation and overspending.
Land records (1736-1884) include deeds, descriptions, a grant, and a sheriff's sale deed for property in Kinston and Lenoir County.
The bulk of the papers consists of routine financial records, including accounts (1845-1902), promissory notes (1844-1903), and receipts (1845-1902).
Other material includes returns and reports concerning the gauging of brandy at a Lenoir County distillery (1878-1880), certificates, a petition for patent and other patent material (1888, 1890), internal revenue assessment (1873), and miscellaneous items.
Subject Headings
Personal/Family names
Topical terms
Geographic names
Card Catalog Entries
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Reading Room's card catalog. This system is no longer maintained, but it is left in place to help on-site researchers locate particular topics in the collection.
Geographic Entry :
- North Carolina, Kinston
Autograph Entry :
- Rouse, N[oah] J[ames] 1922
Subject Entries :
- INVENTIONS- -Printing- -19th Century
- PRINTING- -19th Century
- TAXATION- -Liquors
- TAXATION- -1922
Genealogy Entries :
- MOORE FAMILY- -Lenoir Co., N.C.
- MEWBORN FAMILY- -Lenoir Co., N.C.
Container List
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Box 1#0010.1
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Folder a#0010.1.a
Correspondence & Deeds & Surveys relating to lands in Dobbs County, Craven County, & Lenoir County, North Carolina (1736-1922) ALS, TLS, Holograph & Printed forms. Encapsulated. 25 items. 26 p.
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Folder b#0010.1.b
Jesse J. Moore, L. J. Mewborn, et. al. Dry Goods, Grocery, Stationery, Etc. Accounts, Kinston, North Carolina (1845-1902) Holograph & Printed form. Encapsulated. 67 items. 67 p.
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Folder c#0010.1.c
Jesse J. Moore, L. J. Mewborn, et. al. Receipts (1844-1903) Holograph & Printed form. Encapsulated. 67 items. 67 p.
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Folder d#0010.1.d
(1 item digitized) Jesse J. Moore, L. J. Mewborn, et. al. Promissory Notes, Tax Receipts, Etc., Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina (1845-1902) Holograph & Printed form. Encapsulated. 67 items. 67 p.
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Folder e#0010.1.e
Jesse J. Moore, Lemuel J. Newborn & Lemuel J. Mewborn, Jr. Miscellaneous Items, including John A. Miltz's New Orleans, LA Provost Marshal's Pass, Oath of Allegiance & citizenship certificate (New York, NY) - Distillery Tax forms - Mortgages - Lenoir County, NC Probate Court guardianship certificate - Knight's of Pythias Kinston, NC Lodge No. 66 Membership certificate - Machine for Planing Stereotypes Patent Petition, Printed forms & Pamphlet - D. W. Whitaker's Printer's Galley Patent description & drawings - Columbia Typographical Union No, 101, Washington, DC Officers and Members List - Plat of the Benjamin Parrott Land - Confederate States of America 1863 $100 Bonds Nos. 20158-20159 (1862-1897, undated) Holographic & Printed & Printed forms. Encapsulated. 24 items. 41 p.
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Folder a#0010.1.a
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