J. A. Burgess Papers
1890-1903
Manuscript Collection #22- Creator(s)
- Burgess, J. A.
- Physical description
- 0.43 Cubic Feet, 434 items , correspondence, receipts, shipping records, church minutes, advertisements, tickets, and miscellaneous items.
- Preferred Citation
- J. A. Burgess Papers (#22), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions
Papers (1890-1903) including correspondence, receipts, shipping records, church minutes, advertisements, etc. Collections by the agent for the Norfolk and Southern Railroad Company in Washington (NC)
Biographical/historical information
Many of the items in this collection concern J. A. Burgess, an agent for the Norfolk and Southern Railroad Company.
Scope and arrangement
This collection consists of papers which accumulated in a Washington, N.C., office building over a number of years through successive use by various companies.
Most of the correspondence deals with the shipment of merchandise, tracers for misplaced goods, and complaints for overcharge or delay. One letter includes a price list for coffins (1894). Other correspondence concerns expenses for the spring term at Greensboro Female College and mentions some of the subjects being taught (1900).
Other items include shipping papers of the Styron Transportation Company, which operated the steamer Aurora (1894), and receipts for the Norfolk and Southern Railroad Company (1893-1894). Also among the financial papers are various receipts, invoices, and contracts (1890).
Among the miscellaneous items are minutes of the North Carolina Christian Missionary Convention (1891), advertisements, and tickets for the steamer Aurora.
Administrative information
Custodial History
Source of acquisition
Gift of Mr. Thomas H. Sloan
Processing information
Processed by D. Lennon
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Metadata Rights Declaration
Key terms
Personal Names
Burgess, J. A.Corporate Names
Aurora (Steamship)Greensboro Female College (Greensboro, N.C.)--History
Norfolk Southern Railroad Company
North Carolina Christian Missionary Convention--History
Styron Transportation Company--History
Topical
Coffins--Prices--HistoryRailroads--Southern States--History
Shipping--North Carolina--Washington--History
Places
Beaufort County (N.C.)--HistoryWashington (N.C.)--History