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Hinton Rowan Helper

From the state marker
“Author of The Impending Crisis, a bitterly controversial book which denounced slavery; U.S. Consul at Buenos Aires, 1861-66. Born 150 yds. N.”
State historical marker: M-33: Hinton R. Helper

1829–1909 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Benjamin Sherwood Hedrick papers,

Hedrick, Benjamin Sherwood · 1848

Papers of Benjamin Sherwood Hedrick, the UNC chemistry professor dismissed in 1856 for opposing slavery and backing the Republican candidate John C. Fremont. Most of the 6,037 items, from 1848, are letters to Hedrick: early ones exchanged with Mary Ellen Thompson before their marriage, then others on university life at Chapel Hill, his dismissal, and his later career in Washington with the Patent Office. Correspondents include David L. Swain and Kemp P. Battle.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the Duke record: Helper, Hinton Rowan, 1829-1909.

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Background context: NCpedia: Hinton Rowan Helper NCpedia Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry
Background context: Historical marker M-33: Hinton R. Helper NC Highway Historical Marker Author of The Impending Crisis, a bitterly controversial book which denounced slavery; U.S. Consul at Buenos Aires, 1861-66. Born 150 yds. N.
Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 5 Orange County pages naming Hinton Rowan Helper DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for Hinton Rowan Helper 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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