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• Series 1 Financial and Legal Documents

   

  • Subseries 1Moore and Brooks Family
     
    • Box 1Box 1
       
      • Folder aFinancial and legal documents pertaining to the Moore family, 1782-1832
         
        Survey (2/10/1782) for General John Simpson of 100 acres of land in Pitt County, North Carolina. (item 1)
        

        Survey (12/1/1787) for Lawrance Anderson of acres of land in Pitt County, North Carolina. (item 2)
        

        Deed of sale (12/16/1787) for 100 acres of land in Pitt County, North Caroilna sold by William Robson to William Norcott for forty pounds. (item 3)
        

        Deed of sale (7/28/1790) for 100 acres of land in Pitt County, North Carolina sold by William Norcott, Sr. to William Norcott, Jr. for forty pounds. (item 4)
        

        Part of a deed of sale (1792) for 60 acres of land sold by Joseph Corie to Sam Simpson. (item 5)
        

        Deed of sale (4/17/1792) for 60 acres of land sold by Joseph Corie to Samuel Simpson for 50 pounds. (item 6)
        

        Deposition (5/1794) of George Falconer and Wright Tucker. (item 7)
        

        Receipt (3/26/1795) for sale by George Bunting of Accomack, VA for a Negro boy named "Tom" to William Moore for 27 pounds, 10 shillings. (item 8)
        

        Part of a deed of sale (4/1796) proved in open court by Abner Smith and registered by George Evans in Pitt County, NC. (item 9)
        

        Bill of sale (12/22/1797) for a Negro boy called "Tom" sold to William Moore of Pitt County, NC by Daniel Ballard of Somerset County, MD for $300. (item 10)
        

        Survey (11/1798) for William Moore of 200 acres of land in Pitt County, NC. (item 11)
        

        Bill of sale (2/21/1805) from Willis Dixon, of Greene County, NC to William Moore for a Negro man named "Jacob" for $350. (item 12)
        

        Bill of sale (2/8/1812) from Adkins Mafsey, of Greene County, NC to William Moore for a Negro man named "Frank" for $400. (item 13)
        

        Consent (8/7/1815) of Susannah Branch in the Pitt County, NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions to the conveyance of Branch family lands by her husband, Joseph Branch, to William Moore and statement that she was not coerced into agreeing. Susannah was the sister of Lawrence D.G. O'Brien, who were descended from John Simpson. (item 14)
        

        Record (4/1/1818, 5/3/1820, 11/1/1820, 8/23/1822) of notes due for William Moore. (item 15)
        

        Summons (6/18/1818) to William Page to appear before a Pitt County, NC justice of the peace within 30 days to answer the charge that he owes William "Ready Money" Moore money. (item 16)
        

        Receipt (2/13/1827) for bill of sale by John F. Mooring for sale of negro boy "Jim" to Stephen Harrington for $152; Record (7/20/1818) of sale of David Smith's property; Receipt (9/8/1841) for 12 shillings paid to James S. Clark by John Moore, executor of William Moore, deceased, for his attendance in a suit of John S. Brown. (item 17)
        

        Deed of sale (8/4/1818) from Henry Smith to William Moore for a Negro named "Saul" in Pitt County, NC. (item 18)
        

        Part of a deed of sale (8/4/1818) from Henry Smith to William Moore for a Negro named "Saul" in Pitt County, NC. (item 19)
        

        Indenture (8/7/1818) between Hardee Smith of Pitt County, NC and William Moore for a parcel of land in Pitt County. (item 20)
        

        Promissory note (8/24/1819) from William Moore, John Mooring, J. Romthee (?), and Sam Simpson to pay the President and Directors of the State Bank of North Carolina $6000 within 88 days. (item 21)
        

        Supplemental report (1819) of Gideon Moye and John Cherry regarding the division of lands of Abraham Hardie, deceased. (item 22)
        

        Promissory note (5/15/1820) from William Moore, Sam Simpson, and William P. Biddle to pay the president and directors of State Bank of North Carolina $4890.90 within 90 days. (item 23)
        

        Promissory note (6/5/1821) from William Moore and Sam Simpson to pay John Mooring $3800 within 88 days. (item 24)
        

        Promissory note (12/17/1821) from William Moore and J. Mooring to pay John Joiner the amount of $3420 within 88 days. A template was used to make identifying cuts into the paper. Hold to the light (William Moore's wife was Annis Llewellyn; one of her sisters married John Mooring). (item 25)
        

        Promissory note (3/16/1822) from William Moore, principal, and Samuel Simpson, security, to pay John Mooring $3,000 within 88 days. (item 26)
        

        Promissory note (9/23/1823) from Wiliam Moore, principal, and John Mooring, security, to pay Wrickey Moore $700 within 88 days. (item 27)
        

        Indenture (2/13/1826) between William Moore, Greene County, NC and John Moore (his son), Pitt County, NC, by which William Moore sold a tract of land in Pitt County to his son, John Moore, for $450.00. (item 28)
        

        Bond (8/10/1827) of William Moore of Greene County, NC to Jepe H. Mooring of Pitt County, NC for $6000. (item 29)
        

        Bond (3/7/1828) of Jepe H. Mooring to William Moore for $1000. (item 30)
        

        Receipts (1829-1849) relating to Moore family. (item 31)
        

        Bill of sale and registration (11/10/1829) for a Negro woman "Mariah" and her two children "Lewis" and "Abby" from Mary Forrest (widow of Henry Forrest) to Whitmill Moore, Greene County, NC, for $350. (item 32)
        

        Bills of sale (11/10/1829, 11/20/1829) for a Negro woman "Mariah" and her two children "Lewis" and "Abby" between Mary Forrest (widow of Henry Forrest) and Whitmill Moore, Greene County, NC. (item 33)
        

        Copy of the inventory and sale of William Moore Estate (8/1830). (item 34)
        

        Certified copy (3/30/1831) of a grant of land No. 914 to Hood Harris of 90 acres of land in Pitt County, NC on the north side of the Tar River, dated 11/16/1790. (item 35)
        

        Part of an account (1831) of Dr. Whitmill Moore's estate. (item 36)
        

        Summons (11/12/1831) to Dempsy(?) Gladren(?) to appear before a Justice of the Peace of Pitt County to answer the charge that he owes Rickey(?) Moore $8.20. (item 37)
        

        Summons (11/12/1831) to Ephesus(?) Brooks to appear before a Justice of the Peace of Pitt County to answer the charge that he owes Rickey(?) Moore $15.00. (item 38)
        

        Certified copy (2/1832) of the account of the sale of the property of William Moore, deceased. (item 39)
        

        Bill & settlement of debt (10/1/1832) of Whitmill Moore (b. 4/5/1798) by the administrators of his estate (his brother John Moore, and his brother-in-law Allen Hardee, who was married to Marina Moore). (item 40)
        

      • Folder bFinancial and legal documents pertaining to the Moore family, 1821-1902, undated
         
        John Moore, Sr. accounts (1821-1847) for farming equipment, hiring a negro man, payment of accounts, sale of a barn, sale of property. (item 1)
        

        Bills and receipts (1833-1835) for legal expenses arising out of the settlement of the William Moore estate in the case of Moore v. Brown in the Pitt County, NC Superior Court. (item 2)
        

        Promissory note (3/8/1832) for Rickey Moore, (?) Brinkley, and John Moore to pay $100 to Gavin(?) Hay and George W. Mordicai(?) for role in the case of William Moore v. John S. Brown, paid in full 3/8/1834. (item 3)
        

        Receipt (11/5/1833) for $4.50 land tax paid by John Moore, executor of William Moore, deceased. (item 4)
        

        Promissory note (6/4/1833) from Rickey Moore, Alfred Moore, James S. Clark (security), and William Clark (security) to pay the State Bank of North Carolina $280, paid 12/9/1833. (item 5)
        

        Bills and receipts (1833-1835) for legal expenses arising out of the settlement of the William Moore estate in the case of Moore v. Brown in the Pitt County, NC Superior Court. (item 6)
        

        Receipt (3/8/1834) for 12 shillings paid by John Moore, executor of William Moore, deceased, for copies etc. in a suit against John S. Brown. (item 7)
        

        Receipt (9/3/1834) for $4.50 land tax paid by John Moore, executor of William Moore, deceased. (item 8)
        

        Receipt (3/28/1835) for $5.55 to John Moore, executor of William Moore, deceased, for petition against Luke Albritton(?). (item 9)
        

        Receipt (8/3/1835) for payment of $1.00 to Warren Nobles by John Moore for surveying related to William Moore's death. (item 10)
        

        John Moore assorted bills and receipts (1835-1859). (item 11)
        

        Receipt (9/7/1836) for witness expense bill of $10.00 paid to Asa Biggs in the case of John Moore v. John S. Brown. (item 12)
        

        Indenture (12/8/1837) between Alfred Moore and Mary Forrest (b. 1796) of Greene County, NC, and Allen Hardee and Francis Brooks, of Pitt County, NC, transferring 2 one-ninths part of a seine hole on the north side of the Tar River, which they inherited from Whitmill Moore. (item 13)
        

        Execution, receipts, & witness expenses bills (2/18/1837, 5/22/1841, 9/9/1841, 8/24/1843, 8/7/1845, 1/1/1847) in the case of John S. Brown v. John Moore. (item 14)
        

        Receipt (5/7/1840) for $2.00 to John Moore, executor of William Moore, for making statement for him in the case of Jepe H. Mooring. (item 15)
        

        Witness expense bill (9/1841) in the case of John S. Brown vs. Stephen Carny paid by John Moore 9/8/1841. (item 16)
        

        Receipt (11/14/1842) for payment of $1.95 to Hames McLeann(?) and Henry Bist(?) by John Moore, executor of William Moore, deceased. (item 17)
        

        Bill (9/11/1843) from Battle & Brothers, Rocky Mount, NC to Mssrs. Moore & Co. for Lime & Twine for $93.75. (item 18)
        

        Bills, receipts, and warrants (7/5/1843, 10/22/1843, 1/1/1844, 10/24/1847, 11/27/1847) for payment of John Moore's debts and expenses. (item 19)
        

        Receipt (8/9/1845) for payment $9.02, for 211 days of tutoring at 4.25 cents per day, for John Moore's 5 children by their tutor Joel F. Haines. (item 20)
        

        Farm equipment repair expenses and receipts (5/5/1843 & 9/26/1846) of John Moore (b. 3/29/1794-3/4/1859), son of William & Annis L. Moore. (item 21)
        

        Receipt (2/16/1847) for payment in full of account with Ottis Taft from April-August 1846 ($19.60). (item 22)
        

        Letter & Note ( 1/13/1847, 2/2/1848) from C. I. VanNoorden to John Moore regarding the costs of a Negro girl and a supply of rope, Pitt County, NC; Note from William Moore to C. I. VanNoorden for $40. (item 23)
        

        Promissory note (1/1/1856) for James A. Hanrahan to pay Albritton and Cherry $201.61, transferred to John Moore 7/10/1868. (item 24)
        

        Indenture (1/2/1856) between Henry V. Easton of Granville County, NC and John Moore of Pitt County, NC for land in Pitt County, NC. (item 25)
        

        Letter and account (6/21/1866) between William Moore and A. T. Bruce & Co., cotton factors and general commission merchants, for the sale of William Moore's cotton. (item 26)
        

        Summons (7/13/1867) to T. E. Randolph to appear before a Justice of the Peace of Pitt County to answer the charge that he owes J. J. Cherry $60.00. (item 27)
        

        Probate Court registration (5/11/1880) of the oath of J. B. Yellowby(?). (item 28)
        

        Receipt (3/25/1872) for payment of $100.00 to Rickey Moore. (item 29)
        

        Penetta (Penelope) Moore Tucker deed (11/11/1884) to Oliver Moore for $625.00 for 53 acres of land on the South side of the Tar River in Pitt County. (item 30)
        

        Receipts (9/7/1886, 8/1889). (item 31)
        

        a. John Moore bills for medical care and medicines with receipts (1/28/1889) for payments, 1880-1888; b. John Moore bills for medical care and medicines with receipts (1/28/1889) for payments, 1888-1889. (item 32)
        

        George Mason Tucker, owner of G. M. Tucker & Co., Wholesale Hats, Norfolk, VA, Letter to Rickey Moore (5/12/1902), regarding his current account. (item 33)
        

        Part of Pitt County, NC deed No. 856 (undated). (item 34)
        

        Part of a deed (undated) for land sold to Lawrance Anderson. (item 35)
        

        Part of a deed (undated) for land in North Carolina granted by King George. (item 36)
        

        Plat (undated) for Whitmill Moore and John Moore. (item 37)
        

        Account (undated) of Mr. Rickey Moore with the Greenville Banking and Trust Co. of Greenville, NC. (item 38)
        

        Survey & plat map (undated) of Lot No. 1 and Lot No. 2, adjacent to Bell Branch and Kitric Swamp. (item 39)
        

        Copy of a plat
        

  • Subseries 2J & M Moore Store
     
    • Box 1Box 1
       
      • Folder cCorrespondence, financial and legal documents pertaining to the J & M Moore Store, 1859-Aug. 1871
         
        J. M. Braxton statement of account (April 1858 - December 1859) with the J. & M. Moore store (John & Marcellus Moore); b. William Peebles, statement of account with J. & M. Moore store (9/16/1858 - 3/30/1860). (item 1)
        

        Randolph Moore account (1858-1861) with J. & M. Moore store. (item 2)
        

        Charles White account (1858-1859) with J. & M. Moore store. (item 3)
        

        J. & M. Moore Store receipts (1859-1861) for clothes, shoes, dog irons, saddle, whip, etc. (item 4)
        

        J. & M. Moore Store receipts (1860-1861). (item 5)
        

        J. & M. Moore Store receipts (1860-1861). (item 6)
        

        J. & M. Moore Store receipts (1860-1861). (item 7)
        

        Account (1861) with J. & M. Moore store. (item 8)
        

        J. & M. Moore Store receipts (1861). (item 9)
        

        Envelope and receipts to Jane Moore, Rickey Moore, and John Moore (item 10)
        

        J. & M. Moore Store receipts (1861) and a promissory note for J. and M. Moore to pay Bostwick Sanger & Co. $359.69 within 6 months (3/23/1861). (item 11e)
        

        J. & M. Moore Store receipts (1861). (item 12)
        

        W. B. Eborn account (1861) with J. & M. Moore store. (item 13)
        

        Parthenia Polland account (1860) with J. & M. Moore store. (item 14)
        

        Elizabeth Polland account (1861) with J. & M. Moore store. (item 15)
        

        J. & M. Moore Store receipts (1862-1866). (item 16)
        

        Correspondence (3/17/1866) to J. & M. Moore. (item 17)
        

        Correspondence (3/28/1866) to J. & M. Moore. (item 18)
        

        Legal document (6/13/1866) releasing J. & M. Moore from any actions against them. (item 19)
        

        J. & M. Moore Store receipts (1866-1867). (item 20)
        

        John Moore account (1866-1868) to Henry Fleming. (item 21)
        

        J. & M. Moore Store receipts (1867) and a promissory note (9/19/1867) for John Moore to pay Cole Poise(?) and Co. $352.43 within four months. (item 22)
        

        J. E. Randolph account (1867) with J. & M. Moore store, J. & M. Moore store receipts (1867), and a promissory note (10/3/1867) to pay $240.15 to E. S. Mills & Co. within four months. (item 23)
        

        Letter (3/11/1868) to D. Ripley Esq., care of Payne Herntington(?) Co., New Orleans, La, from J. & M. Moore store. (item 24)
        

        Notice of banktruptcy (2/4/1868) of Joseph Ringgold to J. & M. Moore. (item 25)
        

        Notice of banktruptcy (3/19/1868) of N. A. Cherry to J. & M. Moore. (item 26)
        

        Notice of banktruptcy (3/19/1868) of Robert W. Heines to J. & M. Moore. (item 27)
        

        Notices of Assignee (General Meeting of Creditors) in the matter of R. W. Hines, banktrupt (9/19/1868), L.D. Williams, banktrupt (12/29/1868), William H. May, banktrupt (9/21/1868), and James H. Forbes, banktrupt (9/21/1868), to J. & M. Moore. (item 28)
        

        Notice of banktruptcy (1/11/1868) of John H. Hines to J. & M. Moore. (item 29)
        

        Promissory note (1/14/1868) to pay Eliza T. May $100. (item 30)
        

        John Moore account (11/27/1869) with Melius, Trask & Ripley. (item 31)
        

        Receipt (3/8/1869) for full payment from John Moore to M. McMahon, and promissory note (11/23/1869) to pay $179.35 to Melius, Trask & Ripley within four months. (item 32)
        

        Receipt (1/1870) for $182.82 paid by John Moore to Evans, Gardner & Co. (item 33)
        

        Receipt (6/9/1870) for $28.38 paid by John Moore to Halsted, Haines & Co. (item 34)
        

        Monthly statement (6/9/1870) of Halsted, Haines & Co. with John Moore. (item 35)
        

        Receipt (9/10/1870) for $82.00 paid to John Moore by Hartman and Whitehill. (item 36)
        

        B. F. Carns(?) account (1870-1871) with J. & M. Moore store. (item 37)
        

        Bill (1/14/1871) for $23.80 owed by John Moore to William Bryce & Co., importers of hardware, cutlery, guns, &c. (item 38)
        

        Bill (1/16/1871) for $209.81 owed by John Moore to S. T. Knapp, wholesale grocers. (item 39)
        

        Bill (1/23/1871) for $17.05 owed by John Moore to S. T. Knapp & Bros., wholesale grocers. (item 40)
        

        Bill (1/24/1871) for $48.00 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., commission merchant, and wholesale dealer in groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 41)
        

        Bill (2/6/1871) for $52.05 owed by John Moore to William Bryce & Co., importers of hardware, cutlery, guns, &c. (item 42)
        

        Bill (2/21/1871) for $12.75 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., commission merchant, and wholesale dealer in groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 43)
        

        Bill (3/16/1871) for $6.76 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., commission merchant, and wholesale dealer in groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 44)
        

        Bill (3/18/1871) for $6.75 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., commission merchant, and wholesale dealer in groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 45)
        

        Bill (3/18/1871) for $75.01 owed by John Moore to H. K. Thurber & Co., wholesale grocers. (item 46)
        

        Bill (3/21/1871) for $22.25 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., commission merchant, and wholesale dealer in groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 47)
        

        Bill (3/24/1871) for $16.00 owed by John Moore to Hartman & Whitehill, clothiers, jobbers in cloths, cassimeres, &c., for one suit. (item 48)
        

        Bill (3/30/1871) for $109.63 owed by John Moore to S. T. Knapp & Bros., wholesale grocers. (item 49)
        

        Bill (4/21/1871) for $80.03 owed by John Moore to D. W. Bonn & Co., manufacturers and dealers in all kinds of tobacco, snuffs, & segars. (item 50)
        

        Bill (5/8/1871) for $79.81 owed by John Moore to W. T. Harrison & Co., wholesale grocers and commision merchant. (item 51)
        

        Bill (5/13/1871) for $44.47 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., commission merchant, and wholesale dealer in groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 52)
        

        Bill (5/31/1871) for $51.48 owed by John Moore to Sam'l Orendorf & Son, wholesale grocers, and dealers in liquors, wines, teas, spices, tobacco and cigars. (item 53)
        

        Receipt (7/3/1871) for $51.48 paid by John Moore to Sam'l Orendorf & Son, importers and jobbers in coffees, sugars, teas and syrups. (item 54)
        

        Bill (7/5/1871) for $126.09 owed by John Moore to S. T. Knapp & Bros., wholesale grocers. (item 55)
        

        Bill (8/28/1871) for $47.90 owed by John Moore to Darby & Co., fruiterers and confectioners. (item 56)
        

        Bill (8/28/1871) for $158.68 owed by John Moore to Sam'l Orendorf & Son, wholesale grocers, and dealers in liquors, wines, teas, spices, tobacco and cigars. (item 57)
        

        Bill (8/29/1871) for $200.21 owed by John Moore to Hurst, Purnell, & Co., importers and jobbers of dry goods. (item 58)
        

        Bill (8/29/1871) for $233.51 owed by John Moore to Hartman & Whitehill, clothiers and jobbers in cloths, cassimeres, &c. (item 59)
        

        Bill (8/29/1871) for $51.75 owed by John Moore to Morgan & Dorsey, flour, grain and general commission merchants. (item 60)
        

        Bill (8/31/1871) for $190.51 owed by John Moore to S. T. Knapp & Bros., wholesale grocers. (item 61)
        

      • Folder dCorrespondence, financial and legal documents pertaining to the J & M Moore Store, Sept. 1871-1890, undated
         
        Bill (9/1/1871) for $164.21 owed by John Moore to Halsted, Haines & Co. (item 1)
        

        Bill (9/1/1871) for $550.65 owed by John Moore to Melius, Trask & Ripley, manufacturers and wholesale dealers in boots and shoes. (item 2)
        

        Bill (9/1/1871) for $37.25 owed by John Moore to E. S. Mills & Co. (item 3)
        

        Bill (9/1/1871) for $8.45 owed by John Moore to Halsted, Haines & Co. (item 4)
        

        Bill (9/1/1871) for $20.57 owed by John Moore to Halsted, Haines & Co. (item 5)
        

        Bill (9/2/1871) for $25.89 owed by John Moore to Halsted, Haines & Co. (item 6)
        

        Bill (9/2/1871) for $61.21 owed by John Moore to William Bryce & Co., importers of hardware, cutlery, guns, &c. (item 7)
        

        Bill (9/5/1871) for $16.45 owed by John Moore to Henry W. Duryee & Co., manufacturers, jobbers and importers of hats, caps, straw goods, &c. (item 8)
        

        Bill (9/5/1871) for $11.80 owed by John Moore to W. C. Peet &Co., manufacturers of ties, scarfs, &c. (item 9)
        

        Bill (9/6/1871) for $32.42 owed by John Moore to Halsted, Haines & Co. (item 10)
        

        Bill (9/28/1871) for $13.50 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., commission merchant, and wholesale dealer in groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 11)
        

        Bill (9/30/1871) for $274.46 owed by John Moore to S. T. Knapp & Bros., wholesale grocers. (item 12)
        

        Bill (10/2/1871) for $78.03 owed by John Moore to Tefft & Truesdell, commssion merchants. (item 13)
        

        Bill (10/6/1871) for $6.50 owed by John Moore to Darby & Co., fruiterers and confectioners. (item 14)
        

        Bill (10/7/1871) for $4.90 owed by John Moore to William Bryce & Co., importers of hardware, cutlery, guns, &c. (item 15)
        

        Bill (10/7/1871) for $34.76 owed by John Moore to S. T. Knapp & Bros., wholesale grocers. (item 16)
        

        Bill (10/25/1871) for $77.42 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., commission merchant, and wholesale dealer in groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 17)
        

        Receipt (10/30/1871) for $100.00 paid by John Moore to A. J. Morrisson, commssion merchant in bourbon and rye whiskeys, &c. (item 18)
        

        Bill (10/31/1871) for $20.25 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., commission merchant, and wholesale dealer in groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 19)
        

        Bill (11/2/1871) for $7.00 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., commission merchant, and wholesale dealer in groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 20)
        

        Bill (12/8/1871) for $43.91 owed by John Moore to Darby & Co., fruiterers and confectioners. (item 21)
        

        Receipt (1/29/1872) for $66.78 paid by John Moore to the Office of John Mayher. (item 22)
        

        Receipt (2/16/1872) for $15.00 paid by John Moore in relation to a bill of cost associated with case E. Moore against G. A. Dancy Adams. (item 23)
        

        Receipt (9/11/1872) for $45.12 paid by John Moore to the Offics of Conklin, Willis & Co. (item 24)
        

        Bill (7/19/1873) for $123.91 owed by John Moore to Wm. T. Harrison & Co., wholesale grocers and commission merchants, agents for the Hazard Powder Co. & Etiwan Guanos &c. (item 25)
        

        Letter (8/7/1873) to John Moore from Melsius, Trask & Ripley, boots and shoes, reminding Moore that he owes them money. (item 26)
        

        Bill (9/11/1873) for $275.65 owed by John Moore to Melius, Trask & Ripley, manufacturers and wholesale dealers in boots and shoes. (item 27)
        

        Bill (12/16/1873) for $38.97 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., wholesale and retail dealer in flour, groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 28)
        

        Bill (12/20/1873) for $53.50 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., wholesale and retail dealer in flour, groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 29)
        

        Bill (7/20/1874) for $30.50 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., wholesale and retail dealer in flour, groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 30)
        

        Bill (12/9/1874) for $41.43 owed by John Moore to W. E. and N. H. Camp, biscuit, cracker and cake bakers and candy manufacturers. (item 31)
        

        J. & M. Moore store receipts (1875). (item 32)
        

        Bill (5/9/1877) for $55.37 owed by John Moore to M. B. Clark & Bro., flour manufacturers and dealers. (item 33)
        

        Bill (8/6/1877) for $50.51 owed by John Moore to Hamburger Bros., manufacturers and wholesale tobacconists. (item 34)
        

        Bill (10/1/1877) for $8.97 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., wholesale and retail dealer in flour, groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 35)
        

        Part of a bill (10/12/1877) for money owed by John Moore to S. T. & E. J. Knapp, wholesale grocers. (item 36)
        

        Bill (10/30/1877) for $33.90 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., wholesale and retail dealer in flour, groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 37)
        

        Bill (11/1/1877) for $40.25 owed by John Moore to B. F. Baxter & Co., wholesale tobacconists. (item 38)
        

        Bill (11/22/1877) for $108.61 owed by John Moore to S. T. Y E. J. Knapp, wholesale grocers. (item 39)
        

        Bill (11/22/1877) for $14.85 owed by John Moore to Darby & Co.fruiterers and confectioners. (item 40)
        

        Bill (11/24/1877) for $12.70 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., wholesale and retail dealer in flour, groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 41)
        

        Bill (12/3/1877) for $37.90 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., wholesale and retail dealer in flour, groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 42)
        

        Bill (12/14/1877) for $39.31 owed by John Moore to H. Wiswall, Jr., wholesale and retail dealer in flour, groceries, staple dry goods, boots and shoes. (item 43)
        

        Bill (12/19/1877) for $126.75 owed by John Moore to William Bryce & Co. (item 44)
        

        Bill (1/19/1878) for $7.75 owed by John Moore to Darby & Co., fruiterers and confectioners. (item 45)
        

        Bill (2/5/1878) for $245.55 owed by John Moore to S. T. & E. J. Knapp. (item 46)
        

        Bill (3/21/1878) for $120.33 owed by John Moore to Hurst, Purnell & Co., importers and jobbers of dry goods. (item 47)
        

        Bill (3/21/1878) for $2.30 owed by John Moore to Hurst, Purnell & Co., importers and jobbers of dry goods. (item 48)
        

        Bill (3/21/1878) for $8.82 owed by John Moore to Hurst, Purnell & Co., importers and jobbers of dry goods. (item 49)
        

        Receipt (3/30/1878) for $7.75 paid by John Moore to Darby & Co., wholesale confectioners and fruiterers. (item 50)
        

        Bill (4/19/1878) for $67.93 owed by John Moore to M. L. T. Davis & Co., wholesale grocers. (item 51)
        

        Bill (7/20/1878) for $40.80 owed by John Moore to Hamburger Bros., tobacco manufacturers. (item 52)
        

        Bill (9/12/1878) for $111.24 owed by John Moore to S. T. & E. J. Knapp, wholesale grocers. (item 53)
        

        Bill (10/16/1878) for $120.64 owed by John Moore to S. T. & E. J. Knapp, wholesale grocers. (item 54)
        

        Bill (10/23/1878) for $7.80 owed by John Moore to M. L. T. Davis & Co., wholesale grocers. (item 55)
        

        Bill (11/12/1878) for $32.52 owed by John Moore to Early & Lane, wholesale dealers in woodware, brooms, rope, cordage, brushes, &c., importers and jobbers of crockery, china, glassware, lamps, &c. (item 56)
        

        Receipt (12/20/1878) for $50.00 paid by John Moore to M. L. T. Davis & Co., wholesale dealers in groceries, flour, fish & provisions. (item 57)
        

        Bill (4/5/1879) for $39.66 owed by John Moore to Darby & Co. (item 58)
        

        Bill (9/12/1879) for $33.40 owed by John Moore to B. F. Baxter & Co., wholesale tobacconists. (item 59)
        

        Bill (9/15/1879) for $119.00 owed by John Moore to Hurst, Purnell & Co., importers and jobbers of dry goods. (item 60)
        

        Receipt (9/16/1879) for $0.40 paid by John Moore to Old Dominion Steamship Co. (item 61)
        

        Bill (9/25/1879) for $110.30 owed by John Moore to S. T. & E. J. Knapp, wholesale grocers. (item 62)
        

        Bill (9/29/1879) for $29.97 owed by John Moore to William Bryce & Co., importers of hardware, cutlery, guns, &C. (item 63)
        

        Receipt (9/30/1879) for $4.90 paid by John Moore to Old Dominion Steamship Company. (item 64)
        

        Receipt (10/7/1879) for $0.50 paid by John Moore to Old Dominion Steamship Company. (item 65)
        

        Receipt (10/30/1879) for $69.22 paid by John Moore to P. T. George & Co. (item 66)
        

        Bill (11/12/1879) for $27.22 owed by John Moore to M. L. T. Davis & Co., wholesale grocers. (item 67)
        

        Receipt (11/14/1879) for $0.85 paid by John Moore to Old Dominion Steamship Company. (item 68)
        

        Bill (12/5/1879) for $35.21 owed by John Moore to S. T. & E. J. Knapp, wholesale grocers. (item 69)
        

        Receipt (2/28/1880) for $7.55 paid by John Moore to Wilmington & Weldon Rail Road Co. (item 70)
        

        Receipt (2/27/1880) for $0.40 paid by John Moore to Old Dominion Steamship Company. (item 71)
        

        Bill (4/12/1880) for $27.06 owed by John Moore to William Bryce & Co., importers of hardware, cutlery, guns, &c. (item 72)
        

        Bill (4/14/1880) for $33.75 owed by John Moore to B. F. Baxter & Co., wholesale tobacconists. (item 73)
        

        Promissory notes (8/16/1880, 8/19/1880) to pay $52.75 to Harriet Moore and $50.00 to Oliver Moore. (item 74)
        

        Bill (9/2/1880) for $56.52 owed by John Moore to S. T. & E. J. Knapp, wholesale grocers. (item 75)
        

        Bill (9/7/1880) for $144.47 owed by John Moore to Magovern & Co., wholesale dealers in boots and shoes of all kinds. (item 76)
        

        Bill (9/17/1880) for $110.22 owed by John Moore to S. T. & E. J. Knapp, wholesale grocers. (item 77)
        

        Bill (12/1/1880) for $23.94 owed by John Moore to B. F. Baxter & Co., wholesale tobacconists. (item 78)
        

        Receipt (12/3/1880) for $0.40 paid by John Moore to Old Dominion Steamship Company. (item 79)
        

        Receipt (12/14/1880) for $5.75 owed by John Moore to Old Dominion Steamship Company. (item 80)
        

        Bill (12/17/1880) for $6.70 owed by John Moore to S. T. & E. J. Knapp, wholesale grocers. (item 81)
        

        Receipt (12/23/1880) for $0.65 paid by John Moore to Old Dominion Steamship Company. (item 82)
        

        Receipt (12/27/1880) for $0.40 paid by John Moore to Old Dominion Steamship Company. (item 83)
        

        Bill (2/21/1881) for $141.09 owed by John Moore to Hurst, Purnell & Co., importers and jobbers of dry goods. (item 84)
        

        Receipt (2/26/1881) for $2.86 paid by John Moore to Old Dominion Steamship Company. (item 85)
        

        Promissory notes (3/31/1881, 8/5/1881) to pay $30.00 and $20.00 to Elizabeth Moore. (item 86)
        

        Bill (8/9/1881) for $33.85 owed by John Moore to B. F. Baxter & Co., wholesale tobacconists. (item 87)
        

        Bill (1885) for $6.00 owed by John Moore to Alfred Forbes, dealer in dry goods, groceries, hardware and general merchandise. (item 88)
        

        Bill (12/23/1889) for $34.71 owed by John Moore to B. F. Baxter & Co., wholesale tobacconists. (item 89)
        

        Bill (2/27/1890) for $11.15 owed by (?) Moore to G. M. Tucker, dealer in General Merchandise. (item 90)
        

        Part of a bill or statement of account (undated) for $233.65. (item 91)
        

• Series 2 Genealogical Research Material

   

  • Box 2Box 2
     
    Folder a William and Annis Lewellyn Moore genealogical research

    Folder b Daughters of William and Annis Moore (Marina, Susannah, Lucinda, and Annis) geneaological research

    Folder c John Moore, Jr. genealogical research

    Folder d George Richard Marcellus Moore genealogical research

    Folder e Moore Family name genealogical research

    Folder f Culpepper, Lewellyn, Mooring, Mayo, Grimes Families genealogical research

    Folder g Hardee Family genealogical research

    Folder h "Some Moore Kin: Descendants of William and Annis Lewellyn Moore of Pitt and Greene Counties, North Carolina" Composed and compiled by Rachel Brooks Hord

  • Box 3Box 3
     
    Folder a James Brooks Family. Genealogical Research File including notes, correspondence, lippings, plats, photocopies of research documents & published material. Note: JB (1720-1806) son of John Brooks; married Ruth ? Partially transcribed by the donor.

    Folder b William Brooks Family. Genealogical Research File including correspondence, photocopies & transcripts of documents. Note: WB (1751/55 -1816) son of James Brooks; married Sarah Hardee.

    Folder c Southey Brooks Family. Genealogical Research File including correspondence, clippings, notes, photocopies & transcripts of documents, etc. Note: SB (ca. 1779-prior to 1860) son of William & Sarah Hardee Brooks of Pitt County, NC; married Livinia (Livy) Moye; moved to Shelby County, TN; moved to Arkansas.

    Folder d Moye Family. Genealogical Research File including notes, clippings, printed forms, photocopies & transcripts of documents, etc. Note: Related to Brooks family; moved from Pitt County, NC to Phillips County, Arkansas.

    Folder e Francis Brooks Family. Genealogical Research File including correspondence, notes, photocopies & transcripts of documents & photographic prints. Note: FB (1786-1874); son of William & Sarah Hardee Brooks; married (1) Elizabeth Hardee, (2) Mary Mills; See related Francis Brooks Papers #370.1-370.2.

    Folder f Edwin Brooks Family. Genealogical Research File including correspondence, notes, photocopies & transcripts of documents, photographic prints. Note: EB (1820-1863) son of Francis & Elizabeth H. Brooks; married to Martha Moore, daughter of John & Penelope Hardee Moore.

    Folder g John Wilkes Brooks Family. Genealogical Research File including clippings, correspondence, notes, photocopies & transcripts of documents, photographic prints, & printed material. Note: JWB (1856-1921) son of Edwin Brooks & Martha Moore.

    Folder h Wilkes Brooks Family. Genealogical Research File including correspondence, notes, clippings, photocopies & transcripts of documents, photographic prints, etc. Note: WB (1785-1849) son of William & Sarah Hardee Brooks of Pitt County, NC; moved to Memphis, TN; twin brother of Joseph Brooks; descendants of Wilkes & Martha Tucker Brooks..

    Folder i Joseph Brooks Family. Genealogical Research File including correspondence, notes, plats, photocopies & transcripts of documents, etc. Note: JB (1785-1835) son of William & Sarah Hardee Brooks of Pitt County, NC; moved to Shelby County, TN; twin brother of Wilkes Brooks; descendants of Wilkes & Martha Tucker Brooks.

  • Box 4Box 4
     
    Folder a William Brooks Family. Genealogical Research File including correspondence, clippings, & print forms. Note: WB (1818-1868) son of Joseph Brooks & Jemima Cannon; moved from Pitt County, NC; moved to Shelby County, TN; then to Jefferson, TX; dies in California; married Matilda Hughes (1839-); 3 children: Martha, Robert J. & WIlliam.

    Folder b Belvidere Brooks Family. Genealogical Research File including correspondence, notes, clippings, photocopies & transcripts of documents, etc. Note: BB (1825-1862) son of Joseph Brooks & Jimima Cannon of Pitt County, NC; moved to Shelby County, TN; moved to Wheelock, TX.

    Folder c Joseph Wilkes Brooks Family. Genealogical Research File including correspondence, notes, clippings, printed forms, photocopies & transcripts of documents, etc. Note: JWB (1829-1916) son of Joseph Brooks & Jemima Cannon; originally from Pitt County, NC; moved to Shelby County, TN; moved to Waco, TX; married Josephine Smith (1835-1885) 11/5/1854.

    Folder d Brooks Family of Tennessee. Genealogical Research File including correspondence, notes, clippings, typescripts, etc. Note: Dawkins, Ellis, Willis, descendants of Wilkes & Martha Tucker Brooks.

• Series 3 Oversize Material

   

  • Oversize Folder os1Financial and legal documents pertaining to the Moore Family, 1782-1879
     
    Deed (10/21/1782) signed by Governor Alexander Martin for 100 acres of land in Pitt County, North Carolina bought by Benjamin Corey, and a seal. (item 1)
    

    Deed (10/13/1783) for 100 acres of land in Pitt County, North Carolina bought by Thomas Tildesley. (item 2)
    

    Deed (11/6/1784) signed by Governor Alexander Martin for 100 acres of land in Pitt County, North Carolina bought by John Simpson, and a seal. (item 3)
    

    Indenture (11/10/1787) for a parcel of land in Pitt County, North Carolina purchased by William Hellin from Right Tucker for 160 pounds. (item 4)
    

    Indenture (1/14/1794) between Alen Atkenson, sheriff of Pitt County, North Carolina, and Samuel Johnson. (item 5)
    

    Deed (12/13/1798) for 200 acres in Pitt County, North Carolina purchased by William Moore from the State of North Carolina. (item 6)
    

    Indenture (5/23/1815) between Joseph Branch and his wife, Susan Branch of Halifax County, and Hardy Smith of Pitt County, in which Hardy smith purchased a tract of land from Joseph and Susan Branch for $600. (item 7)
    

    Indenture (7/20/1818) between Samuel Simpson of Craven County, guardian of William H. Smith, John S. Smith, Ann E. Smith, and David R. Smith, and William Moore. (item 8)
    

    Indenture (8/8/1818) between Elisa Smith of Pitt County and William Moore of Pitt County. (item 9)
    

    Promissory notes ( 2/15/1820, 6/19/1822, 3/6/1823) of William Moore and a note (11/6/1818) written by Samuel Simpson. (item 10)
    

    Indenture (7/20/1820) between Samuel Simpson of Craven County and William Moore, in which William Moore purchased 1,594 acres in Pitt County, North Carolina from William H. Smith, John S. Smith, Ann E. Smith, and David R. Smith, of whom Samuel Simpson was guardian. (item 11)
    

    Indenture (4/21/1821) between John Stanly of Newbern and Jaems G. Sheppard of Greene County, North Carolina, in which Sheppard purchased a tract of land in Greene County from John Stanly for $325. (item 12)
    

    Indenture (3/6/1824) between Lawrence B. G. O'Brien of Hertford County, North Carolina, and Lewis Smith of Pitt County, North Carolina. (item 13)
    

    Indenture (3/19/1825) between Henry S. Taylor, Sheriff of Greene County, and John Mooring and son. (item 14)
    

    Indenture (3/22/1825) between Lewis Smith of Pitt County, North Carolina and Francis Brooks, in which Francis Brooks purchased a tract of land in Pitt County from Lewis Smith for $1,118. (item 15)
    

    Indenture (11/8/1827) between William Moore of Greene County, North Carolina and John Moore of Pitt County, North Carolina, in which John Moore purchased a tract of land in Pitt County from William Moore for $1,500. (item 16)
    

    Indenture (2/5/1850) between John Moore and William and Oliver Moore of Pitt County, North Carolina, in which John Moore purchased a tract of land in Pitt County from William and Oliver Moore for $1,300. (item 17)
    

    Indenture (1/22/1859) between Francis Brooks, Oliver Brooks, and William F. Brooks, and Edwin Brooks. (item 18)
    

    Confederate States of America Loan. Authorized by the Act of Congress, C.S.A of February 20th, 1863. No. 9256 (item 19)
    Confederate States of America 7% $100.00 Bond (2/20/1863).

    Indenture (11/6/1879) between Alfred and Elizabeth McGlohon and John Brooks. (item 20)