Restrictions to Access

No restrictions. Open for research.

Restrictions to Use

No usage restrictions.

Copyright Notice

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 Joshua Lawrence Papers, #2452-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from J. T. Lawrence of Tarboro, N.C., May 1942.

Received from Anne Wimberly of Tarboro, N.C., May 1942.

Received from Mabry Bass of Tarboro, N.C., March 1963.

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.

The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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• Christian life.
• Lawrence, Joshua, 1778-1843.
• North Carolina--Religion--19th century.
• Primitive Baptists (N.C.)--Customs and practices--History--19th century.
• Primitive Baptists (N.C.)--History--19th century.
• Primitive Baptists (N.C.)--Religious life--History--19th century.
• Tarboro (N.C.)--Religious life and customs.

Joshua Lawrence (1778-1843), of Tarboro, N.C., was an elder in the Primitive Baptist church.

The collection includes the reminiscences of Joshua Lawrence, written in 1812, concerning his religious experiences, conversion, and personal struggles; and a photocopy of a statement by him, 1826, of church principles, practices, and organization.