| Scope and content |
Correspondence of interest consists of a letter (1848) from Phillips County, Ark., that discusses acquaintances in the surrounding area, corn and cotton crops and prices, rising land value, opportunity for success, and Moye relatives. Estate records (1829-1836) consist of receipts for accounts, returns of sale, and accounts summaries for Abraham C. Hardee, for whom Brooks served as guardian. Slave records (1808-1856) consist of bills of sale, a promise to pay a slave, slave hiring stipulations, and a note informing an owner that a leased slave unwilling to work for the leasee was being returned. Land records (1741-1904) consist of a copy of a Beaufort County land grant to Simon Burney; a copy of a Pitt County deed; and land rental and leasing agreements. Legal records (1819-1822) consist of loan notes and an Oath of Allegiance. Sheriff's accounts consist of state tax, pension vouchers, guardianship, and deposit receipts for Pitt County Sheriff S. I. Dudley (1912-1914). A ledger book (1910-1914) lists receipts of funds including state and local taxes, general county fund, bridge, road, school, courthouse and jail bonds, and bond salary entries. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Francis Brooks Papers (#370), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
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| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mr. Ralph Sullivan, Jr. |
| Biographical note | Francis Brooks, a descendant of John Brooks, was a Pitt County, N.C., planter. During the period 1829-1830, he became guardian for Abraham Hardee, probably a maternal relative. Samuel Isaac Dudley, also a member of this family, served as sheriff of Pitt County (1910-1914). The family remained active in local affairs and intermarried with such prominent families as the Tuckers, Dudleys, and Sullivans. |
