Alan Marshall McGee, Jr., Collection

1863-1866
Manuscript Collection #485
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Creator(s)
McGee, Alan Marshall
Physical description
0.055 Cubic Feet, 4 items , copies, consisting of correspondence, a deed with plat, and genealogical materials.
Preferred Citation
Alan Marshall McGee, Jr., Collection (#485), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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Collection (1863-1866) including correspondence, deed with plat, and genealogical materials.

Scope and arrangement

Included is a letter (February, 1863) from M. A. Hoyt to Sally Marshall discussing the situation with the "Yankees" in North Carolina, enslaved persons seeking freedom to Washington, N.C., and the sale of enslaved persons. A deed (July, 1866) by Willis W. Cherry grants land in Wayne County, N.C., for a school and Masonic lodge and includes a plat. Also included are miscellaneous genealogical notes concerning the Marshall family.

Administrative information
Custodial History

December 30, 1983, 4 items, copies; Letter (1863), deed (1866), plat, and genealogical materials. Gift of Mr. Alan M. McGee, Jr., Raleigh, N.C.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Mr. Alan M. McGee

Processing information

Processed by M. Quintanilla, May 1988

Encoded by Apex Data Services

Descriptions updated by Ashlyn Racine, May 2023

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

Key terms
Family Names
Marshall family
Topical
Deeds--North Carolina--Wayne County
Freemasonry--North Carolina--Wayne County
Fugitive slaves--North Carolina--Washington
Private schools--North Carolina--Wayne County
Slavery--North Carolina