Kemp P. & Lottie Sharp Lewis family papers, 1795, 1827, 1856-1956 - ECU Libraries Catalog

Kemp P. & Lottie Sharp Lewis family papers, 1795, 1827, 1856-1956.

Other author/creator	Lewis, Kemp P.
Other author/creator	Lewis, Lottie Sharp.
Format	Archival & Manuscript Material
Description	0.110 cubic ft. (120 items)
Supplemental Content	Finding aid
Subject(s)	Lewis family. Sharp family. Sharp, Starkie--Correspondence. Simpson, Jane McBride--Correspondence. Soldiers--North Carolina --Correspondence. Trent Affair, 1861. Cotton trade--History --19th century. Edgecombe County (N.C.)--Genealogy. Pitt County (N.C.)--Genealogy. Virginia--Genealogy. Alabama--Genealogy. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Personal narratives, Confederate. Virginia--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Destruction and pillage. Denver (Colo.)--Description and travel. Camp Magnum (N.C.) Fort Pickens (Fla.) Hatteras, Cape (N.C.)--History, Military --19th century. Santa Rosa Island (Fla.)--History, Military --19th century.

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Scope and content	Collection consists primarily of correspondence, financial papers and genealogical material concerning the Lewis and Sharp families. The bulk of the letters from the Civil War period were written by Starkie Sharp of Harrellsville, Hertford County, N.C., to Jane McBride Simpson of Ballards Bridge, Chowan County, N.C. Civil War correspondence describes the destruction caused by Northern raiders in Franklin, Va.; brief skirmish at Cape Hatteras; camp life at Camp Mangum; Mason and Slidell Affair (also known as the Trent Affair); Confederate attack on Santa Rosa Island, Pensacola Bay, Fla., and a skirmish at Fort Pickens. Other correspondence (1880s-1890s) is mostly from commission merchants in Norfolk, Va., and Baltimore, Md., regarding cotton prices. Several letters give a brief sketch of Colorado, especially Denver. Financial papers are comprised of receipts for cotton and hardware items. Genealogical materials pertain mainly to families of eastern North Carolina (especially Pitt and Edgecombe counties), Virginia, and Alabama. The Battle, Blount, Foreman, Kemp(e), Lewis, Plummer, Sharp and Williams families figure greatly in these notes with the Clarke, Harrison, Hoskins, Martin, Skinner, Warner, and other families appearing to a lesser degree.
Access restriction	No access restrictions.
Cite as	Kemp P. & Lottie Sharp Lewis Family Papers (#399), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Terms of use	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 Mrs. Wright Horne.
Biographical note	The Lewis family of Edgecombe and Pitt counties and the Sharp family of Herford County were prominent eastern North Carolina families related by marriage. Prominent members of the Lewis family are Dr. Richard Henry Lewis, Jr., of Raleigh and journalist Nell Battle Lewis. Another family member, Starkie Sharp, was a 1st lieutenant in Co. D. 17th Regiment of N.C. Troops in 1862 and surgeon in Lt. Col. James M. Wynn's 15th Battalion of Cavalry from 1863-1864.

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Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	Manuscript Collection	#399 - DOES NOT CIRCULATE	✔ Available	Request Material