Inventory of the William Davenport Papers, 1837-1841

Collection Number 4032-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Collection Information


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Manuscripts Department
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Davenport, William, d. 1858.
Title
William Davenport Papers, 1837-1841.
Call Number
4032-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
35 items.
Abstract
Requisitions, invoices, and receipts for military supplies of Lieutenant Colonel William Davenport, 1st Infantry, United States Army West Florida, and his subordinates; a letter and reports concerning forays against Indians and building a permanent camp; and data on Davenport's army career.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
Purchase 1978
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 William Davenport Papers, #4032-z, 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.

Davenport, William, d. 1858.
Indians of North America--Government relations--1789-1869.
Indians of North America--Wars--1815-1875.
United States. Army--Officers--Biography.
United States. Army--Supplies and stores--History--19th century.
West Florida--History.
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Collection Overview

Requisitions, invoices, and receipts for military supplies of Lieutenant Colonel William Davenport, 1st Infantry, United States Army West Florida, and his subordinates; a letter and reports concerning forays against Indians and building a permanent camp; and data on Davenport's army career.