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ocn314828872
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20141212171546.0
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a| (Sirsi) o314828872
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a| EREE
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a| #197
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a| Howard, George,
d| 1829-1905.
=| ^A1225602
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a| George Howard papers,
f| 1831-1937.
300
a| 0.870
f| cubic ft.
a| (321 items)
506
3| Joyner-
a| No access restrictions.
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a| Much of the collection is composed of land records. Deeds concern land in Edgecombe, Wilson, Halifax, Beaufort, Pitt, Lenoir, and Nash Counties. Correspondence describes traveling in a war zone; slavery; the Civil War and its effects on the people of eastern North Carolina; rising inflation and the naval blockade's effects on business; Federal raid on Tarboro and Rocky Mount, N.C.; and the destruction of property. Post-war correspondence discusses the murder trial of John Tayler and Jim Knight, business undertakings of Howard, and President Grover Cleveland and the gold-silver parity question. Also contains legal and financial records, including documents relating to the settlement of the George Howard, Jr., estate. Ledger books concern the Tarboro Cotton Factory and the Pamlico Insurance & Banking Company.
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a| George Howard Papers (#197), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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3| Joyner-
a| Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
541
3| Joyner-
c| Gift of
a| Mr. Romaine Howard.
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3| Joyner-
c| Gift of
a| Miss Mary F. Howard.
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a| The Howards were a prominent Tarboro, N.C., family. There were four George Howards: the first George Howard lived until 1863. His son, George Howard, Jr. (1829-1905), was a prominent attorney, Superior Court judge, delegate to the National Democratic Convention in 1868 and 1880, publisher of the "Tarboro Southerner," president of the Pamlico Banking & Insurance Company, president of the Tarboro Land & Trust Company, and a cotton mill director. His sons, George Howard III (1863-1925) and W. Stamps Howard, were businessmen. In addition, W. S. Howard was an attorney and cotton mill director. The fourth George Howard was born in 1893.
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a| Howard family.
=| ^A77421
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a| Cleveland, Grover,
d| 1837-1908.
=| ^A22218
650
0
a| Deeds
z| North Carolina.
=| ^A650326
650
0
a| Slavery
z| North Carolina
z| Edgecombe County.
=| ^A69482
650
0
a| Lawyers
z| North Carolina
z| Tarboro.
=| ^A127936
650
0
a| Silver question.
=| ^A43389
650
0
a| Trials (Murder)
z| North Carolina
z| Edgecombe County.
=| ^A310949
650
0
a| Railroads
z| North Carolina.
=| ^A43483
650
0
a| Spanish-American War, 1898
z| North Carolina.
=| ^A528378
651
0
a| North Carolina
x| History
y| Civil War, 1861-1865
x| Economic aspects.
=| ^A48813
651
0
a| United States
x| History
y| Civil War, 1861-1865
v| Personal narratives.
=| ^A411950
651
0
a| United States
x| History
y| Civil War, 1861-1865
x| Destruction and pillage.
=| ^A42596
856
4
2
3| Finding aid:
u| http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0197/
994
a| C0
b| ERE
945
a| 1501166
596
a| 1
998
a| 917514
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a| #197 - DOES NOT CIRCULATE
w| ALPHANUM
c| 1
i| MQ1624513
l| JSCQ
m| JOYNER
r| Y
s| Y
t| JSCQMN
u| 8/29/2003
x| MANUSCRIPT
z| JSPECCOLL
o| .STAFF. 0