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“Civil War governor. He led state, 1862-65, and 1877-79; U.S. Senator, 1879-94. Colonel, 26th N.C. Regiment, 1861-62. Birthplace 6 miles N.E.”
State historical marker: P-2: Zebulon B. Vance 1830-1894
14 works in the index name this person, and 1 more are by them.
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[For ease of access, please utilize the blue finding aid button to the right] The Miscellaneous Postcard Collection is a collection of postcards from a variety of sources. The postcards are divided into five series - in…
Leonidas Polk Denmark (1892-1964) was the grandson of Colonel Leonidas Lafayette Polk (1837-1892). Leonidas Lafayette Polk's second daughter, Juanita ["Neta"], married James W. Denmark. The Denmark's three children were…
Letter to Governor Charles Manly regarding plans for the newly elected Vance's inauguration.
Letter to Zebulon Baird Vance regarding his upcoming inauguration and offering advice for the office of Governor.
George A. Williams writes to his father, mother and "children" to let them know he has made it back to camp safely. He writes that the 'boys' seem to be doing fine. The weather has been very cold, it has rained and snow…
Papers of Mrs. Cornelia Spencer, historian and writer from Chapel Hill, daughter of Prof. James Phillips. Most of the letters relate to UNC and life in Chapel Hill, 1859-1895, including correspondence with university pr…
Papers of John Hill Wheeler of Hertford Co., historian, legislator, state treasurer (1843-1845), and minister to Nicaragua (1854-1857), consisting mainly of diaries (1854-1882, broken series) describing Wheeler's social…
Papers of Hoke, Confederate general and operator of ironworks in Lincoln, Orange, and Mitchell counties, including letter (1852) to Hoke at school in Kentucky; photocopies of letters concerning death of Col. Isaac E. Av…
Correspondence, business records, and other papers, pertaining chiefly to family matters, business affairs, opposition to Southern secession, politics in North Carolina, fertilizer manufacturing and marketing, textile i…
Letter from Zebulon Baird Vance to Harriett N. Espy dated May 20, 1851. Vance had previously written to Espy to declare his love for her. In this letter he reacts to a letter from her in which she politely rejected his …
Papers of Cowles, Wilkes Co. merchant, Unionist Whig and postwar Republican, president of Constitutional Convention of 1868, and supervisor of U.S. Branch Mint at Charlotte (1869-1884). Many of the letters before 1850 r…
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