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Henry Houston Patterson was a Chapel Hill general merchant whose store accounts, from 1882 to 1915, include the University of North Carolina and several of its departments. Born in Orange County, he served in the Confederate Army, attended the university in 1866–1867 and farmed until 1880, when he went into business.
1 indexed work is connected with this person, and the index includes one work by Henry Houston Patterson.
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Account books associated with Henry Houston Patterson (1884-1917), thirty four volumes covering 1880 to 1915 in 1.5 linear feet, part of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 3453. The volumes concern general stores, merchants and commerce in Chapel Hill, with F. A. Davis, active 1880 to 1881, also represented.
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