Scope and arrangement

This collection consists of two letters written by I. E. Leary from Salisbury, N.C., to his cousins, William and Mollie Winborne, in Harrellsville, N.C.

Leary apparently was a member of the 68th North Carolina Regiment during the Civil War. The first of the two letters is dated 1864, but the second bears no date. The letters deal primarily with relaying news of the illness and subsequent death of a family member.

Also of interest in this collection are a home remedy for deafness and an envelope addressed to Mrs. Mary Winborne with a Confederate stamp still attached.

Administrative information

Custodial History

November 19, 1979, 4 items; Papers (1864, undated) of Hertford County, N.C., family, containing letters, a home remedy, and an envelope. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Winborne, Washington, N.C.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Winborne

Processing information

Processed by E. Dunn, January 1981

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

Leary, I. E.

Family Names

Winborne family

Topical

Soldiers--North Carolina--Correspondence
Traditional medicine--North Carolina

Places

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate

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