William E. and Henrietta Rogers Collection, 1860, 1870-1892
(Manuscript Collection #963)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | William E. and Henrietta Rogers Collection |
| Creator: | Rogers family |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Extent: | 0.01 Cubic feet, 15 items . |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
October 23, 2003, (unprocessed) 15 items, 0.01 cubic feet; Collection (1860, 1870-1892) of correspondence, notes, newspaper, and financial records, including cash ledger, 1871-1888, and rental, employment agreements, including a sharecropping agreements with Eliza Smith "colored," 1/1/1873, Claton McCarter and Henry Brown "col", 1/17/1887, and other documents relating to the Rogers family of Scuffleton and Ridge Spring, Pitt County, North Carolina. Donor: Mrs. R. E. Boyd
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
William E. and Henrietta Rogers Collection (#963), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Gift of Mrs. R. E. Boyd
Processing Information
-
Encoded by Mark Custer, February 13, 2008
Preliminary Inventory
Below is material taken from a preliminary inventory and represents content from the collection that is unprocessed.
Expand All 
Collapse All -
Box 1#0963.1
-
Folder a#0963.1.a
Cash Ledger (1872-1888) 1 vol. 118 p.
-
Folder b#0963.1.b
-
Payments for work (January 1882) to Charles Brown, Merrill Brown, Spenser Brown, and Ann Brown. 1 item. 1 p. (item #v)
-
Fannie, letter to "Cousin Puss" (undated) 1 item. 1 p. (item #i)
-
Your Affectionate Bro. Letter to "Dear Sister" (3/5/1891) dated Arcadia, FL. 1 item 2 p. (item #x)
-
G. W. Murphy, letter to "Dear Sister" (8/5/1891) dated Goldsboro, NC. 1 item. 1 p. (item #xi)
-
Latham, Josephus, Greenville, NC. Letter (c. 1870) to W. E. Rogers, regarding Latham's Cotton Planter Patented July 5th 1870, written on a flyer for planter. 1 item. 1 p. (item #ii)
-
William E. Rogers agreement (1/1/1873) to rent a one horse farm and supply team and tools, to Eliza Smith (X) [her mark], colored, in exchange for a share of her crops. 1 item. 1 p. (item #iv)
-
R. T. Murphy, letter to "Dear Sister (3/15/1889), dated Alapaha, GA. 1 item. 1 p. (item #ix)
-
Henrietta Rogers agreement (1/17/1887) with Claton McCarter (X) [his mark] to work until 9/1/1887 for $10.00 per month; McCarter also to share the product of six acres of corn with Henrietta Rogers. 1 item 1 p. (item #vi)
-
Henrietta Rogers agreement (1/17/1887) to rent to Henry Brown (X) [his mark] Col [colored] a one horse farm and provide team and tools; Brown to share the product of farm with Henrietta Rogers. 1 item 1 p. (item #vii)
-
Charles Roggers receipt (2/2/1871) for oats purchased at T. R. Cherry & Co., Greenville, NC. 1 item. 1 p. (item #iii)
-
J. T. Murphy, letter to "Dear Sister" (9/24/1892) dated Bessemer, AL. 1 item. 5 p. (item #xii)
-
The Spirit of the Age vol. 12, n. 7 (10/10/1860) A weekly family journal; Devoted to Temperance, Literature, Education, and the News of the Day. Raleigh, NC. 1 item. 2 p. (item #xiv)
-
Farmer's Life Association Assessment No. 8 (9/27/1892) upon proof of the death of Mary M. Smith have been made. 1 item. 1 p. (item #xiii)
-
Henrietta Rogers receipt (7/20/1887) for purchase of snuff, tobacco & lye, from A. R. Holton. 1 item. 1 p. (item #viii)
-
-
Folder a#0963.1.a
Online access to this finding aid is supported with funds created through the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). These funds come through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services which is administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. This grant is part of the North Carolina ECHO, Exploring Cultural Heritage Online, Digitization Grant Program.
