Inventory of the Glenn Family Papers, 1792-1846

Collection Number 277-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
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
Glenn family.
Title
Glenn Family Papers, 1792-1846.
Call Number
277-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
19 items.
Abstract
The Glenn family resided in Halifax County, N.C., and Scotland. The collection includes family correspondence, chiefly 1792-1812, and estate settlement papers, 1845-1846. Correspondence includes a letter from Robert Glenn written from Paisley, Scotland, with a description of Glasgow, 1792; a letter from James Dunlap, London, England, concerning the international political situation, 1808; and letters from James A. Glenn to his wife concerning the sale of tobacco and other family business. Also included are miscellaneous papers dealing with plantation property and affairs and a list of slaves belonging to the estate of Isabella Glenn.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
Prior to 1940
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 Glenn Family Papers, #277-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.

Dunlap, James A., fl. 1808.
Estates (Law)--North Carolina.
Family--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Glasgow (Scotland)--Description and travel.
Glen family.
Glenn, Isabella.
Glenn, James A.
Glenn, Robert, fl. 1792.
Halifax County (N.C.)--History.
North Carolina--History--1775-1865.
Plantations--North Carolina.
Slave records--North Carolina.
Tobacco--North Carolina--History.
World politics--19th century.
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Biographical Note

The Glenn family resided in Halifax County, N.C., and Scotland.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes family correspondence, chiefly 1792-1812, and estate settlement papers, 1845-1846. Correspondence includes a letter from Robert Glenn written from Paisley, Scotland, with a description of Glasgow, 1792; a letter from James Dunlap, London, England, concerning the international political situation, 1808; and letters from James A. Glenn to his wife concerning the sale of tobacco and other family business. Also included are miscellaneous papers dealing with plantation property and affairs and a list of slaves belonging to the estate of Isabella Glenn.