Person in the county’s record
From the state marker“Was Minister to Spain, 1845-49; congressman, judge, and legislator. Lived 1/10 mile north.”
State historical marker: G-12: Romulus M. Saunders 1791-1867
1791–1867 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗
The index holds 2 works for Romulus M. (Romulus Mitchell) Saunders so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.
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Personal and political papers of Willie Person Mangum, the Whig senator from Orange County, together with papers of Arthur Mangum and Charity Alston Cain Mangum. Correspondents include Daniel Webster, William A. Graham, David L. Swain, John Chavis and Abraham Lincoln, and other topics include plantations at Hillsborough, the estate called Walnut Hill, state politics, agriculture and education.
Letters of David Paton, the architect who superintended construction of the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, 1834 to 1850. Ithiel Town writes about the building commissioners, Paton's changes to Town's plan and his own work in Indianapolis. Other correspondents include Loammi Baldwin, William Boylan, Romulus M. Saunders and James C. Dobbin, and the letters touch on building materials and a horse railroad. Chapel Hill appears. 137 pages.
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