Council Wooten papers, 1843-1863 - ECU Libraries Catalog

Council Wooten papers, 1843-1863.

Author/creator	Wooten, Council
Format	Archival & Manuscript Material
Description	0.121 cubic ft. (2 items)
Supplemental Content	Finding aid
Subject(s)	Wooten family--Correspondence. Wooten, Council--Correspondence. Wooten, Sarah--Correspondence. Faircloth, William Turner, 1829-1900--Correspondence. Confederate States of America. Army--Military life. Private schools--North Carolina --Raleigh. Lynching--North Carolina --Raleigh.

Physical medium	paper handwritten.
Organization of material	Arranged chronologically.
Abstract	Collection consists of correspondence. The first letter (1843), from Sarah Wooten to her father, Council Wooten, tells of events at the Episcopal school in Raleigh and mentions the public hanging of two African-Americans. The second letter (1863) is from William Turner Faircloth to Eveline Wooten and reports on hardships suffered by the Confederate Army.
Cite as	Council Wooten Papers, #45, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, East Carolina University.
Acquisitions source	Joyner- 2 items; Joyner Library; Greenville, N.C.; transfer; Mar. 13, 1968.
Biographical note	Council Wooten was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons six times and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1835. William Turner Faircloth was a Confederate officer; he later served as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	Manuscript Collection	#45 - DOES NOT CIRCULATE.	✔ Available	Request Material