Inventory of the Edenton (N.C.) Port Book, 1790-1795

Collection Number 3428-z


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

Collection Information


Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Title
Edenton (N.C.) Port Book, 1790-1795.
Call Number
3428-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
1 volume (110 pages).
Abstract
Record book, Collectors office, District of Edenton, containing accounts of customs duties received on tonnage and merchandise, and accounts of bonds, cash, and commissions. Thomas Benbury (1736-1793) was federal collector of customs for the Port of Edenton, 1789-1793.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
Gift 1959
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 Edenton (N.C.) Port Book, #3428-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.

Benbury, Thomas, 1736-1793.
Customs administration--North Carolina--Officials and employees--History--18th century.
Edenton (N.C.)--History.
Ports of entry--North Carolina--History--18th century.
Shipping--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Tariff--North Carolina--History--18th century.
United States. Division of Customs--History.
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Collection Overview

Record book, "Collectors office, District of Edenton," containing accounts of customs duties received on tonnage and merchandise, and accounts of bonds, cash, and commissions. Thomas Benbury (1736-1793) was federal collector of customs for the Port of Edenton, 1789-1793.