| Abstract |
Papers are primarily concerned with James Pender's law practice and include mostly legal and financial documents. Correspondence concerns the collection of bills, handling of unfair business practices, probating wills, lending and borrowing of money, deeds, insurance records, and papers of the administration and execution of estates. Pender gives some specific information concerning legal practices and precedents in North Carolina during the period 1897-1901. Pender also discusses the agricultural economy of eastern North Carolina, the stability of Bank of Tarboro stock, and the discover of illegal tax exemptions to some of the county's most prominent citizens. Also includes correspondence with local tobacco warehouses and accountant records. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
James Pender Papers (#249), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Col. Worth Wicker. |
| Biographical note | James Pender (1858-1926), a native of Tarboro, N.C., established law practice in Tarboro, specializing in matters of accounting and economic litigation. He was chairman of the Edgecombe County Board of Education, president of the Recorder's Court, and Mayor of Tarboro from 1901-1907. He also served as deputy registrar of deeds, a member of the Tarboro township school board, and a United States Commissioner for seventeen years. |
