Inventory of the Peter Force and William Quereau Force Collection, 1775-1875

Collection Number 2967


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Collection Overview
Related Material
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Force, Peter, 1790-1868.
Title
Peter Force and William Quereau Force Collection, 1775-1875.
Call Number
2967
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
73 items (0.5 linear feet).
Abstract
Papers acquired by Peter Force, collector and historical editor of Washington, D.C., and his son, William Q. Force, concerning the dispute over the authenticity of the Mecklenburg County, N.C., declaration of independence of 1775, including correspondence of the Forces and other persons, copies of pertinent materials, and a scrapbook of clippings.


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Scrapbook available on microfilm.
Acquisitions Information
Gift 1953
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 Peter Force and William Quereau Force Collection, #2967, 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.

Force, Peter, 1790-1868.
Force, William Q. (William Quereau), 1820-1880.
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
North Carolina--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Related Material

Mecklenburg Declaration Papers (#501); Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Collection Overview

Papers acquired by Peter Force, collector and historical editor of Washington, D.C., and his son, William Q. Force, concerning the dispute over the authenticity of the Mecklenburg County, N.C., declaration of independence of 1775, including correspondence of the Forces and other persons, copies of pertinent materials, and a scrapbook of clippings.