(Manuscript Collection #232)
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Descriptive Summary
| Title: | James H. McCluer Papers |
| Creator: | James H. McCluer |
| Repository: | J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Papers (1764-1895) consisting of photocopies, legal papers, land records, advertisements, etc. |
| Extent: | 0.044 cubic feet, 23 items, Photocopies, consisting of correspondence, land records, legal papers, and miscellaneous. |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
June 27, 1973, 23 items; Papers (1764-1895) of Pitt County family including correspondence, land records, legal papers, and miscellaneous
items. Loaned for copying by Mrs. Katherine Bennett, 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
James H. McCluer Papers (#232), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville,
North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
Loaned by Mrs. Katherine Bennett
Processing Information
Processed by L. Hofler, May 1974
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Description
This collection consists of correspondence, land records, legal papers, and miscellaneous items on the McCluer family of Pitt
County, N.C. The bulk of this collection consists of family correspondence (1814-1888). Of particular interest are comments
concerning the conditions of the poor in New York City (1838) California gold rush "mania" (1849), and the price of produce
in Mississippi (1857). Also included in this collection are land records for Greenville and Washington, N.C. (1798-1844);
marriage contracts between James H. McCluer and Louisa Ellis, and John Doughty and Mary Thomas Matthews; stock shares of the
Greenville and Raleigh Plank Road (1844); a deed for slaves (1830); and family Bible records. Other miscellaneous items include
a cartoon for the 1892 presidential election and an opera house advertisement (1895).
Online Catalog Headings
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog.
Subject Entries
Geneology Entries
Subject Entries
McCluer family
Greenville and Raleigh Plank Road Company
Agricultural prices—Mississippi
Slave bills of sale—North Carolina
Real property—North Carolina—Greenville
Real property—North Carolina—Washington
Marriage records—North Carolina
Pitt County (N.C.)—Genealogy
New York (N.Y.)—Social life and customs
California—Gold discoveries—Social aspects
Greenville and Raleigh Plank Road Company
Agricultural prices—Mississippi
Slave bills of sale—North Carolina
Real property—North Carolina—Greenville
Real property—North Carolina—Washington
Marriage records—North Carolina
Pitt County (N.C.)—Genealogy
New York (N.Y.)—Social life and customs
California—Gold discoveries—Social aspects
Geneology Entries
DOUGHTY, JOHN AND MARY THOMAS MATTHEWS— Marriage Contract— 1838
ELLIS, LOUISA AND JAMES McCLUER— Marriage Contract— 1837
McCLUER FAMILY— Pitt Co., N.C.
ELLIS, LOUISA AND JAMES McCLUER— Marriage Contract— 1837
McCLUER FAMILY— Pitt Co., N.C.