Inventory of the Thaddeus Banks Papers, 1744-1925

Collection Number 43


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Email: mss@email.unc.edu
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Banks, Thaddeus, 1815-1879.
Title
Thaddeus Banks Papers, 1744-1925
Call Number
43
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
About 500 items (1.0 linear foot)
Abstract
Thaddeus Banks was a lawyer of Hollidaysburg, Pa. The collection includes chiefly correspondence and business papers of Banks, consisting mostly of letters, 1839-1841, from Banks to his fiancee, Delia Jane Reynolds, and scattered letters to her, 1842-1864, after their marriage. Also included are letters of the Banks family of Pennsylvania; the Reynolds family, Quakers, of Cecil County, Md.; and John C. Reynolds, who was with the United States Office of Indian Affairs. Letters of J.C. Reynolds concern fighting in the Second Seminole War and dealings with the Cherokee, Sac, and Fox Indians, and include a letter describing a trip, 1840, through Mammoth Cave. An 1807-1817 receipt book shows amounts paid for various expenses by Creswell Reynolds & Company, Reuben Reynolds, and others.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
prior to 1940
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Thaddeus Banks Papers, #43, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Banks family.
Banks, Delia Jones Reynolds, fl. 1839-1864.
Banks, Thaddeus, 1815-1879.
Cecil County (Md.)--History.
Cherokee Indians--Government relations.
Creswell Reynolds & Company.
Fox Indians--Government relations.
Hollidaysburg (Pa.)--History.
Indians of North America--Government relations--1789-1869.
Lawyers--Pennsylvania--History--19th century.
Mammoth Cave (Ky.)--Description and travel.
Quakers--Maryland--History--19th century.
Reynolds family.
Reynolds, John C.
Reynolds, Reuben.
Sauk Indians--Government relations.
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842.
United States. Office of Indian Affairs.
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Biographical Note

Thaddeus Banks (1815-1879) was a lawyer of Hollidaysburg, Pa.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes chiefly correspondence and business papers of Banks, consisting mostly of letters, 1839-1841, from Banks to his fiancee, Delia Jane Reynolds, and scattered letters to her, 1842-1864, after their marriage. Also included are letters of the Banks family of Pennsylvania; the Reynolds family, Quakers, of Cecil County, Md.; and John C. Reynolds, who was with the United States Office of Indian Affairs. Letters of J.C. Reynolds concern fighting in the Second Seminole War and dealings with the Cherokee, Sac, and Fox Indians, and include a letter describing a trip, 1840, through Mammoth Cave. An 1807-1817 receipt book shows amounts paid for various expenses by Creswell Reynolds & Company, Reuben Reynolds, and others.