Jacob Gooding Papers
1862-1871
Manuscript Collection #3- Creator(s)
- Gooding, Jacob
- Physical description
- 0.073 Cubic Feet, 3 items, consisting of correspondence and an account.
- Preferred Citation
- Jacob Gooding Papers (#3), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions
Papers (1862-1871) of a New Bern (NC) merchant, including letters and an account of property damages.
Biographical/historical information
Jacob Gooding was a nineteenth-century merchant who lived in New Bern, North Carolina. During the Civil War, New Bern was occupied by the Union Forces, and Gooding's store on Craven Street was utilized by the Union troops. During the occupation, his store was pillaged and burned and Gooding's attempts at collecting claims for this damage were unsuccessful. Gooding was also appointed "Superintendent of Poor Whites" for Craven County. Evidence indicates that Gooding supported the Confederacy despite his dealings with the Union army.
Scope and arrangement
The papers consist of copies of the first page of an account of damages done to Jacob Gooding's store by Union soldiers (1862) and two letters (1871) concerning the possibility of Gooding collecting claims against the federal government for damage done by Union troops during the Civil War. Edward Stanly recommends a company to represent the claimant and quotes General Burnside concerning the incident. In the second letter, a firm in Maryland advises that while the government had not recognized Southern claims, there were prospects that favorable legislation would be forthcoming. It is suggested that Gooding proceed with preparations for entering his claim in expectation of Congressional action.
Administrative information
Custodial History
Source of acquisition
Loaned by Miss Sally Whitehurst
Processing information
Processed by D. Lennon; Updated by Nanette Hardison, July 2024
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
Related material
William L. Horner Collection: Gooding Family Papers (#0265-002), Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC USA
Key terms
Personal Names
Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881--QuotationsGooding, Jacob
Stanly, Edward, 1810-1872--Correspondence
Topical
Military occupation damages--North Carolina--19th centuryReconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--North Carolina
Places
New Bern (N.C.)--HistoryNew Bern (N.C.)--Politics and government
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Claims