Mrs. Mary Hoover Boyd Mann Collection, ca. 1743-1910
(Manuscript Collection #1049)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Mrs. Mary Hoover Boyd Mann Collection |
| Creator: | Mann, Mary Hoover Boyd |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Extent: | 0.25 Cubic feet, 12 items . |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
September 1, 2005, (unprocessed) 12 items, 0.25 cubic feet; Collection (ca. 1743-1910) of correspondence, deeds, genealogical records, receipts, and school records pertaining to the family of John & Nancy Hoover and the related family of A. & Elizabeth Adelaid Taft of Washington, Beaufort County and Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. See preliminary inventory attached. Donor: Mrs. Mary Hoover Boyd Mann
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
Mrs. Mary Hoover Boyd Mann Collection (#1049), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Gift of Mrs. Mary Hoover Boyd Mann
Processing Information
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Encoded by Lindsay Flood, April 3, 2008
Subject Headings
Personal/Family names
Geographic names
Preliminary Inventory
Below is material taken from a preliminary inventory and represents content from the collection that is unprocessed.
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Box 1#1049.1
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Folder a#1049.1.a
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Land document, Beaufort County, North Carolina (ca. 1743). Printed form. 1 item. 1 p. Note: Torn; majority missing; fragile; needs conservation. (item #1)
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Simpson, John. Deed No. 562 (11/6/1783) for 50 acres of land in Pitt County, North Carolina; witnessed by Governor Alexander Martin, New Bern, NC; Plat of land (2/10/1783); & State Seal affixed with cotton tape. 1 item. 3 p. (item #2)
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Smith, Henry, Sheriff of Pitt County, North Carolina. Deed for 230 acres (4/25/1818) to John S. Easton, enrolled in the Regt. Office of Pitt County, NC, Book AA Page 218 by Peter Sugg, Registrar. 1 item. 2 p. Note: fragile, torn; needs conservation. (item #3)
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Smith, Eliza. Receipt (7/21/1818) to William Moore for $1,050.00 in payment for her Right of Dower of all the land purchased by William Moore from the estate of David Smith; Samuel Simpson, witness. 1 item. 1 p. (item #4)
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Copy of Deed of William Harris to George Harris, dated 2/22/1762; copy certified (5/2/1838) by William Clark, Registrar, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. 1 item. 1 p. (item #5)
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Hardee, J. B., Baltimore, MD. Letter (3/2/1891) to Dear John regarding measurement of the graveyard. Signed "Your cousin". 1 item. 1 p. (item #6)
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John Flanagan Buggy Company, Greenville, North Carolina. Receipt for $100.00 (10/6/1896) to J. W. Brooks, administrator, in payment for coffin furnished to Oliver Moore, Est. Printed form. 1 item. 1 p. (item #7)
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Manning, F, V., Pitt County, North Carolina. Deed (11/10/1897) to John W. Brooks, for 58 ¼ acres of land from Hardy's Run to the mouth of Meadow Branch; recorded in Book H-6, page 204. Printed form. 1 item. 1 p. Note: Fragile, torn; needs conservation. (item #8)
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School Census, District No. 9, Greenville, Pitt County (1904) for White children, aged 6 to 21, in District No. 9, recording Names, Ages, Sex, and Name of Parent or Guardian. Printed form. 1 item. 2 p. (item #9)
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Lottie, R.F.D. #3. Postcard (10/5/1910) to Miss Bessie Brooks, Greenville, North Carolina; verso image caption: "Big Chief, he love squaw" 1 item. 1 p. (item #10)
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Hoover Family Bible Records (1815-1895), showing births, marriages & deaths 2 items. 2 p. Note: Torn; fragile. Needs conservation. (item #11-12)
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Folder a#1049.1.a
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