(Manuscript Collection #11)
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Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Carpenter Family Papers |
| Creator: | Carpenter family |
| Repository: | J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Papers (1859-1928) including correspondence, receipts, oath of allegiance, etc. relating primarily to the Civil War and local conditions. |
| Extent: | 0.055 cubic feet, 27 items, correspondence, receipts, an oath of allegiance, a draft card, a lien bond, and a newspaper. |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
September 23, 1967, 26 items; Papers of the Carpenter family, including correspondence, receipts, oath of allegiance, newspaper and miscellaneous.
Deposited March, 1966, by Leroy Carpenter, Greenville, N.C.
August 28, 1980, 1 item; Letter (Aug. 18, 1862). Deposited by Mrs. Dessie Pleasants Poe, Greenville, N.C.
August 28, 1980, 1 item; Letter (Aug. 18, 1862). Deposited by Mrs. Dessie Pleasants Poe, Greenville, 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
Carpenter Family Papers (#11), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville,
North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Dessie Pleasants Poe
Processing Information
Processed by D. Lennon; M. Elmore, September 1984
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Description
Most of the correspondence (1862-1864) in this collection is to Solomon Carpenter of Chatham County, N.C., from his sons,
Robert, Elbert, William, and Thomas, who are serving with the Confederate Army in Virginia. In one letter Robert asks his
father to locate a substitute for him, offering to dispose of all his possessions in order to gain release from the army.
Other letters complain of poor food, high prices, deteriorating health of the men, and high death rates at Camp Winder Hospital
in Virginia. William Carpenter writes of inflated food prices, the abortive Maryland campaign, and the necessity of stealing
food to stay alive while on the campaign. The Battle of Fredericksburg (1862) and its results were noted by William, a participant.
Elbert Carpenter writes of the deaths of brothers James and Wiet [Wyatt], the wretched conditions in the battle areas, and
the poor health of his remaining brothers.
Letters from Arkansas (1859 and 1868) give descriptions of that state, telling of prices of property and crops, richness and availability of land, and productivity of farms. The correspondent reports the state favorably and encourages others to join him.
Other items in the collection include tax and school receipts, an oath of allegiance to the United States government (1865), and a lien bond. The oversized file contains a newspaper (Raleigh, N.C., The Daily Constitution, August 19, 1876).
Letters from Arkansas (1859 and 1868) give descriptions of that state, telling of prices of property and crops, richness and availability of land, and productivity of farms. The correspondent reports the state favorably and encourages others to join him.
Other items in the collection include tax and school receipts, an oath of allegiance to the United States government (1865), and a lien bond. The oversized file contains a newspaper (Raleigh, N.C., The Daily Constitution, August 19, 1876).
Online Catalog Headings
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog.
Subject Entries
Newspaper Entry
Subject Entries
Carpenter family
Arkansas—Description and travel
Arkansas—History
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862
Richmond (Va.)—History—Siege, 1864-1865
Confederate States of America. Army—Military life
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Hospitals
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Equipment and supplies
Camp Winder (Va.)—History—19th century
Chatham County (N.C.)
Arkansas—Description and travel
Arkansas—History
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862
Richmond (Va.)—History—Siege, 1864-1865
Confederate States of America. Army—Military life
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Hospitals
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Equipment and supplies
Camp Winder (Va.)—History—19th century
Chatham County (N.C.)
Newspaper Entry
Raleigh, N.C.
| The Daily Constitution, | August 19, 1876 |