Mildred Johnson Collection

1819-1856
Manuscript Collection #37
Creator(s)
Johnson, Mildred
Physical description
0.11 Cubic Feet, 7 items , including correspondence (copy), a warrant, receipts, and an account book (copy).
Preferred Citation
Mildred Johnson Collection (#37), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
No restrictions

Collection (1819-1856) including correspondence (photocopy), a warrant, receipts, and an account book


Scope and arrangement

This collection consists of two items of correspondence (1840-1841) concerning Davis W. Harmon of Northampton County, N.C., one of which refers to his travels in the Midwest. Also included is an 1824 warrant for the arrest of Harmon, issued by Northampton County, for non-payment of a debt. Of interest is an account book covering the period January to August 1855, belonging to G. D. Holoman, a Northampton County blacksmith. The book recounts the daily activities of Holoman's business.


Administrative information
Custodial History

December 11, 1967, 7 items; Collection (1819-1856) consists of correspondence, a warrant, receipts, and an account book. Loaned for copying by Miss Mildred Johnson, Woodland, N. C.

Source of acquisition

Loaned by Miss Mildred Johnson

Processing information

Processed by D. Lennon, February 1968

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.


Key terms
Personal Names
Harmon, Davis W.
Holoman, G. D.
Topical
Blacksmithing--North Carolina--Northampton County--History--19th century
Business records--North Carolina--Northampton County
Places
Middle West--Travel
Northampton County (N.C.)--History

Container list
Box 1 Folder a Copies of a warrant, correspondence, receipts, and an account book, 1819-1856