| Scope and content |
The bulk of the collection pertains to the legal and financial activities of Daniel Shaw and S. A. Long, M.D., both of Hyde County, N.C. Documents include promissory notes, deeds, affidavits, court settlements, estate papers, and correspondence. Ledger sheets and correspondence with commission merchants reflect Dr. Long's success at corn production. Additional items include Dr. Long's official pardon by President Andrew Johnson, his loyalty oath to the United States, and an appointment as Justice of the Peace by Governor W. W. Holden. The collection includes the grave records of African American cemeteries in which vital information is recorded about African American citizens in Hyde County. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Hyde County Historical Society Collection (#433), 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 Hyde County Historical Society. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mrs. Blanche T. Dudley. |
| Biographical note | Dr. Sanford Augustus Long (1820-1900) moved to Hyde County, N.C., from his native Washington County and married Nancy Shelby Shaw, the widow of Daniel Shaw. After her death in 1883, he married Eliza Francis Sparrow with whom he had five sons and one daughter. |
