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John Caldwell

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By John Caldwell

John Caldwell papers, 1766-1917 (bulk 1810-1850)

Caldwell, John, 1779-1857 · 1766

John Caldwell, 1779 to 1857, was a merchant and banker at Morganton, and his papers cover 1766 to 1917 with the bulk from 1810 to 1850. Subjects include account books, the Bank of Cape Fear and the Bank of the United States, and bills of sale for enslaved people in North Carolina. Student life at Chapel Hill and Tod Robinson Caldwell are also named. Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 329.

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Read contemporary evidence: State Archives catalog: 16 collections naming John Caldwell State Archives of North Carolina Collection descriptions for manuscripts, county records, and state records held by the State Archives of North Carolina
Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 392 Orange County pages naming John Caldwell DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for John Caldwell NC LIVE An advanced search of the state’s shared databases already scoped to Orange County’s places and this subject; edit it freely, and sign in through your North Carolina library to read
Ask locally: Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
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