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Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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.

Acquisitions Information

Purchased 1978.

Additional Descriptive Resources

A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1.

Sensitive Materials Statement

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

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• 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.

William Davenport (died 1858) was an officer in the United States Army West Florida.

The collection includes 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 Native Americans and building a permanent camp; and data on Davenport's army career.