Manuscripts Department
Library of the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION
#2738-z
WILLIAM R. CAPEHART PAPERS
Inventory
Abstract: Susan Bryan Martin (b. 1815) of Bertie County,
N.C., daughter of Peter Boyd Martin and Jannette Smith
Bryan Martin, married George Washington Capehart
(1810-1885), son of Cullen and Amelia Capehart of
Bertie County in 1833. Their son William Rhodes
Capehart (b. ca. 1838) went to school in Edenton,
N.C., and later became a doctor.
Chiefly family letters from Susan Bryan Martin
Capehart and George W. Capehart of Bertie County,
N.C., to their son, William Rhodes Capehart, at school
in Edenton, N.C., 1846-1849, giving news of home and
advice. Also included are seven letters from William
serving as a Confederate soldier, apparently with the
10th North Carolina Regiment, chiefly at Cheraw, S.C.,
October 1863-March 1864, about military and personal
matters; a routine personal note, 1867, from Robert E.
Lee; scattered items pertaining to Cullen Capehart;
and other scattered family letters.
Online Catalog Terms:
Capehart, Cullen.
Capehart, George Washington, 1810-1845.
Capehart, Susan Bryan Martin, b. 1815.
Capehart, William Rhodes, b. ca. 1838.
Capehart family.
Children--North Carolina--Social life and customs--19th
century.
Confederate States of America. Army--Military life.
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Regiment,
10th.
Family--North Carolina--Social life and customs--19th century.
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870.
School children--North Carolina--Social life and customs--19th
century.
Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Correspondence.
South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Size: About 40 items.
Provenance: Received from William R. Capehart, Jr., of Boykin,
S.C., in 1944.
Access: No restrictions.
Processing Note: This collection was rehoused under the
sponsorship of a grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities, Office of
Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1992.
Related Collections: Capehart Family Papers (#1494); and Meeta
Armistead Capehart Papers (#1530-z).
Copyright: Retained by the authors of items in these papers, or
their descendants, as stipulated by United States
copyright law.
Table of Contents:
Description
DESCRIPTION
Chiefly letters to William Rhodes Capehart, chiefly written
while he was a schoolboy in Edenton, N.C. Also included are a
few items pertaining to W. R. Capehart's grandfather Cullen
Capehart of Bertie County, N.C.
Letters, 1846-1849, to William Rhodes Capehart at school are
mostly from his mother, Susan Bryan Capehart, and discuss news of
home, relatives, and visits, and give advice, permission for
William to participate in various activities, and instructions
for errands he was to do. There are a few letters to W. R.
Capehart from his father, George W. Capehart, and from his
cousin, Meeta Rhodes Armistead, also discussing family news.
Also included are a court order, 1791, for division of the
estate of George Ryan; a letter, 1860, from H. S. Brantley, an
American boy living in Paris; letters, 1863-1864, from W. R.
Capehart to his parents, written while he was serving in the
Confederate Army and describing his activities, mostly in Cheraw,
S.C.; and a thank-you note, 1867, to Dr. W. R. Capehart from
Robert E. Lee in Lexington, Va.
Items pertaining to Cullen Capehart include a letter of
introduction, 1862; a receipt, 1863, for the purchase of
Confederate bonds; a business letter, 1864, from Joseph White &
Company of Petersburg, Va., regarding the purchase of salt; and a
pardon issued by the president of the United States to Collin
[sic] Capehart.
Folder 1 1791
2 1846-1857
3 1860-1867