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William McPheeters

1778–1842 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Papers of David Paton, superintendent of construction and architect of the State Capitol in Raleigh, N.C.

Fendall, Philip Ricard, 1794-1868 · 1834

Papers of David Paton, architect and superintendent of construction of the State Capitol in Raleigh, 1834 to 1840. Mostly contracts and legal agreements, they also mention Paton's plans for other buildings in Raleigh, at the University in Chapel Hill and at the Caldwell Institute in Hillsborough. 21 pages.

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January 2, 1835 Trustees create an executive committee to run the university At Duncan Cameron's instance the board placed management in a seven-member executive committee including the governor, with the powers of the land, appointments and building committees and the right to change studies and dismiss faculty. The first members were Cameron, George E. Badger, William McPheeters, Charles Manly, Frederick Nash, William A. Graham and Governor Swain. People: Duncan Cameron, David L. Swain, George E. Badger, William McPheeters, Frederick Nash, William A. GrahamSearch the index · Documenting the American South: Kemp P. Battle, History of the University of North Carolina, vol. I (1907), p. 399
1837 Trustees raise a sandstone monument to Caldwell on the campus The trustees adopted a design by Thomas Waitt, the master mechanic in charge of university repairs, for a shaft of local sandstone cut by J. B. Turney. It soon crumbled, and the marble slab meant for its Latin inscription arrived so badly cut that it was smashed, so the monument never bore a name. People: Frederick Nash, William McPheetersSearch the index · Documenting the American South: Kemp P. Battle, History of the University of North Carolina, vol. I (1907), p. 414

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Background context: NCpedia: William McPheeters NCpedia Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry
Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 3 Orange County pages naming William McPheeters DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
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