Inventory of the Ledbetter Family Papers, 1822-1901
Collection Number 421
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
- 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
- Ledbetter family.
- Title
- Ledbetter Family Papers, 1822-1901.
- Call Number
- 421
- Language of Materials
- Materials in English
- Extent
- 75 items.
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Administrative Information
- 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 Ledbetter Family Papers, #421, 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.
Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
- Agriculture--North Carolina--History--19th century.
- Appalachian Region--Social life and customs.
- Family--North Carolina--History--19th century.
- Haywood County (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
- Ledbetter family.
- Ledbetter, Coleman.
- Ledbetter, Laura.
- Ledbetter, Richard.
- Ledbetter, William.
Biographical Note
The Ledbetter family resided mainly in Haywood County, N.C.
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The collection includes scattered letters, 1858-1900, and miscellaneous bills and receipts of an Appalachian Mountains family, mainly in Haywood County, N.C. Letters give routine family news about health, social life, farming, selling crops, the weather, and other topics. Correspondents include Richard Ledbetter, Coleman Ledbetter, Laura Ledbetter, and William Ledbetter.