Back to TopDescriptive Summary
- Repository
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Southern Historical Collection
- Creator
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Manly family.
- Title
- Manly Family Papers, 1782-1936 (bulk 1847-1870)
- Call Number
- 4409
- Language of Materials
- Materials in
English
- Extent
-
- Items: About 1350
- Linear Feet: 4.5
Abstract
Members of the Manly family of Wake County, N.C., included Charles Manly, governor of North Carolina, 1849-1851; his son,
Basil Charles Manly, a lawyer who served as mayor of Raleigh, N.C.; and son-in-law George Badger Singeltary, lawyer of Greenville,
N.C.
The collection includes correspondence, financial and legal items, military papers, estate papers, account books, genealogical
material, and other items relating to the family of Charles Manly. Materials pertain to the daily lives and financial and
legal interests of the Manly family, chiefly 1847-1870, with some material concerning military careers during the Mexican
and Civil wars. Topics include Charles Manly's personal business and law practice; lives of students at the University of
North Carolina in the 1850s, including seven student essays by William Henry Manly and one letter concerning the closing of
the University in 1868; the lives of women on a plantation in Wake County, especially in the 1850s, including their relations
with slaves; George Badger Singeltary's dishonorable discharge during the Mexican War and other aspects of Singeltary's life;
activities of the 9th and 44th North Carolina regiments in the Civil War; and the estates of William H. Haywood Sr., James
C. S. McDowell, and others.
Back to TopAdministrative Information
- Restrictions to Access
- No restrictions.
- Alternate Form of Material
- All or part of this collection is available on microfilm from University Publications of Anerica as part of Southern women
and their families in the 19th century, Series A.
- Acquisitions Information
- Received from Mrs. A. L. Purrington, Jr., of Raleigh, N.C., in March 1985 and February 1986.
- Processing Information
- Processed by: Connie Cartledge and Anne von Storch, February 1986
- Encoded by: Bari Helms, April 2005
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the Manly Family Papers #4409, Southern Historical Collection, 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.
Back to TopOnline Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
- Haywood, William H., Sr.
- Manly, Charles, 1795-1871.
- Manly, William Henry.
- McDowell, James C. S.
- Singeltary, George Badger, d. 1862.
- Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 9th.
- Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 44th.
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students--History--19th century.
- College prose--North Carolina.
- College students--North Carolina--History--19th century.
- Estates (Law)--North Carolina.
- Family--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
- Lawyers--North Carolina--History.
- Plantation life--North Carolina.
- Plantations--North Carolina--Wake County.
- Slavery--North Carolina.
- Women--North Carolina--Social conditions.
- North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Back to TopRelated Collections
Grimes Family Papers (#3357)
Basil Manly (1798-1868) Papers (#2723)
Basil Manly (1825-1892) Papers (#486)
Matthias Evans Manly Papers (#485)
Back to TopBiographical Note
Charles Manly (1795-1891), last Whig governor of North Carolina, 1849-1851, was born in Chatham County, the son of Captain
Basil Manly. His siblings included the Reverend Basil Manly, president of the University of Alabama; Matthias Manly, justice
of the Supreme Court of North Carolina; and Louisa Sophia, whose second husband was Pleasant M. Powell, a planter of Powellton,
N.C.
In 1817, after graduating from the University of North Carolina and studying law in Raleigh, Charles Manly married Charity
Hare Haywood, daughter of William H. Haywood, Sr., a prominent Raleigh banker. Charity Hare Haywood was the sister of William
Henry Haywood Jr., United States senator, and sister-in-law of Edward B. Dudley, governor of North Carolina, 1836-1840. Manly's
legal career centered in Raleigh, where he practiced law before and after his term as governor. He also owned the large plantation,
Ingleside, northeast of Raleigh in Wake County.
The Manlys had twelve children. The oldest daughter was Ann Eliza (b. 1818). The oldest son, John Haywood (1820-1874), practiced
law in Galveston, Tex. Langdon Cheves (1822-circa 1890), often referred to as "Chev," became a physician in Raleigh. Charles Jr. (1824-1848) and William Henry (1826-1848) both died as young men. Cora (1829-1876),
known as "Sis Co" or "C", married George Badger Singeltary, a lawyer of Greenville, in 1853 or 1854. Singeltary became a Confederate colonel and was
killed in 1862 (see The Confederate Reveille (1898)). A fifth son died as a baby. The third daughter, Julia (1832-1900), married James McDowell, owner of Quaker Meadows
Plantation near Morganton, and had a number of children. McDowell also served as a Confederate colonel and was killed in the
war. In 1855, Helen (1835-1921) married John Gray Blount Grimes, a planter of Pitt County, who served as a Confederate captain
and was imprisoned during the war. They had six children, one of whom, Olivia Blount Grimes, was the donor of this collection.
Between 1855 and 1863, Sophia Louisa (b. 1837), the governor's next youngest daughter, received hundreds of letters from relatives
and friends. Her correspondents included Sally Bett Tayloe and Clara Hoyt of Washington, N.C., and Annie and Fannie de Roulhac
of Orange County. Fannie later married Daniel Heyward Hamilton and was the mother of J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton, founder of
the Southern Historical Collection. Sophia's most persistent beau between 1858 and 1863 was Thomas Chapeau Singeltary, younger
brother of her brother-in-law George Badger Singletary, law student, and eventually also a Confederate colonel, commanding
the 44th Regiment after his brother's death. Sometime after 1863, Sophie married Edward Jones Hardin, who bought the McDowell
plantation, and moved with him to Texas.
Basil Charles (1839-1882), the governor's youngest son, a Confederate major (lst Artillery, 10th Regiment), managed the Ingleside
plantation, practiced law, and served as mayor of Raleigh. The youngest daughter, Ida (1844-1908), like her sisters, carried
on an ample correspondence.
Sources of this historical note and chart are Ashe's Biographical History of North Carolina, volume 6; The Confederate Reveille (1898); and Robert K. Krick, Lee's Colonels (1984).
Manly Family
Basil Manly (circa 1743-1824) + Elizabeth Maultaby (circa 1767-1855)
Louisa Sophia + (1) ? Thompson
+ (2) Plessant M. Powell
Basil (1798-1860) + Sarah Murray Rudulph
Basil III (b. 1825)
Zebulon Rudulph
John Waldo
Sarah Rudulph (1833-1900)
Charles (1837-1924)
Abby Murray (1839-1919)
Richard Fuller (1845-1919)
James Syng (1846-1921)
Charles Manly (1795-1871) + Charity Hare Haywood
Ann Eliza (b. 1818)
John Haywood (1820-1874)
Langdon Cheves (1822-circa 1850) + Mary Spern
Charles, Jr. (1824-1848)
William Henry (1826-1848)
Cora (1829-1876) + G. B. Singeltary (d. 1862)
Lilly (1855-1866)
Edward (1830-1831)
Julia (1832-1900) + James C. S. McDowell (d. 1863)
Samuel H. (1856-1926)
Annie M. (1858-1922)
Cora Singeltary (1860-1930)
Charles M. (1861-1921)
Helen (1835-1921) + J. G. B. Grimes
Six children
Sophia Louisa (1837-circa 1930) + E. J. Hardin (1840-1906)
George Singeltary
Mary B.
Sophie M.
Basil C. (1839-1882) + Lucy Bryan (b. 1841)
Malcolm Gray
John Bryan
Ida (1844-1908) + Joseph Henry (1831-1902)
Haywood Family
William Henry Haywood + Charity Hare
William Henry, Jr.
Eliza + Edward Dudley (1789-1855)
Charity Hare + Charles Manly (1795-1871)
Back to TopCollection Overview
Correspondence, financial and legal items, military papers, estate papers, account books, genealogical material, and other items relating to the family of Charles Manly (1795-1871), governor of North Carolina, 1849-1851. The collection pertains to the daily lives and financial and legal interests of the
Manly family, chiefly 1847-1870, with some material concerning military careers during the Mexican War and the Civil War. Topics documented include Charles Manly's personal business and law practice; lives of students at the University of North Carolina in the 1850s, including seven student essays by William Henry Manly and one letter concerning the closing of the University in 1868; the lives of women on a plantation in Wake County, N.C., especially in the 1850s, including their relations with slaves; George Badger Singeltary's dishonorable discharge during the Mexican War and other aspects of Singeltary's life; activities of the 9th North Carolina Infantry Regiment and the 44th North Carolina Infantry Regiment in the Civil War; and the estates of William H. Haywood Sr., James C. S. McDowell, and others.
About half of these papers are letters received between 1850 and 1870 by members of the Manly family, the principal recipients
being Charles Manly, Sophia Louisa Manly, and George Badger Singeltary. Also included are financial and legal items, other correspondence, estate papers, and an account
book, all of which reflect the legal and business interests of Charles Manly and George Badger Singeltary. After Singeltary's
death in 1862 and the death of James C. S. McDowell in 1863, Manly handled the financial affairs of their estates and families
and, as a result, acquired Singeltary's papers and McDowell's estate papers. In addition, financial and legal items of William
H. Haywood Sr. (Manly's father-in-law), are included in this collection. Manly was one of the executors of Haywood's estate
and also a partner in several of Haywood's business ventures.
Back to TopArrangement of Collection
1. General Correspondence
2. George Badger Singeltary
2.1. Correspondence
2.2. Military Papers
2.3. Financial and Legal Items
2.4. Other Material
3. Estate Papers
3.1. William H. Haywood, Sr.
3.2. James C. S. McDowell
3.3. Charles Manly Jr.
3.4. John Norcott
3.5. Nymphus A. Price
4. Other Financial and Legal Items
5. Other Papers
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1. General Correspondence, 1782, 1846-1886, 1922-1933, and undated.
About 430 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Chiefly letters to members of the family of Governor Charles Manly from Manly's brother, his in-laws, and the cousins, friends,
and beaux of his younger children.
Letters from the 1850s through 1860 reflect the lives and interests of an articulate group of young people of the privileged
planter and professional class of ante-bellum society in North Carolina. All of the Manly men attended the University of North
Carolina, as did several of the young men who wrote to Manly's daughters. Correspondence from Chapel Hill, N.C., is limited chiefly to social doings there. Basil Manly (1839-1882) and some of his correspondents read law with Judge Richmond Pearson at Richmond Hill. The Manly girls went to Saint Mary's School in Raleigh, N.C.; a few of their letters and those of their contemporaries have to do with their school experience, but more concern the social
life of young ladies. Chatty letters from and to the three married sisters, Cora Manly Singeltary, Julia Manly McDowell, and Helen Manly Grimes, describe many aspects of plantation and town life: domestic duties of the household mistress, procuring plants for the kitchen garden, relations with slaves, as well as fashions and social activities.
Correspondence from 1861 to 1863 reflects the war. Notable 1861 items include a letter of 5 June, from J. H. Jenkins of Greenville, N.C., concerning the impact of the war and certain "pro Mr. Lincoln" neighbors, and one of 11 November from M. F. Arundel of Beaufort, N.C., regarding the naval blockade. Thomas C. Singeltary's letters to Sophie, 1861-1863, describe the movements of his regiment (the 44th) in General James Johnston Pettigrew's brigade.
Other letters from these years describe life on the battle front as well as the home front.
Correspondence from 1864 to 1886 consists chiefly of letters to and from Charles Manly. Items include letters from Manly's
oldest son, John Haywood Manly, living in Houston, Tex., in 1866. The letters of Edward J. Hardin and Sophia Manly Hardin from the 1870s have to do primarily with Hardin's business travels from Texas to New York and elsewhere. There are also letters
from Charles Manly to his brother, the Reverend Basil Manly (1798-1868), including one, dated 4 August 1868, about the closing of the University of North CarolinaC. The majority of
the correspondence relates to family news, business, and political affairs. In several letters of 1866, Manly reveals his
personal anguish over the illness of his daughter Ann Eliza Manly and her treatment at Mount Hope Institution.
Correspondence of 1922 and 1927 to 1935 consists chiefly of letters to Olivia Blount Grimes from various family members concerning Manly family genealogy. One letter is from J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton discussing the possibility of obtaining Charles Manly's papers for the University of North Carolina.
Other notable items include a letter of 22 September 1782, from Moses Young in Cork, Ireland, to Jonathan Williams in Nantes, France, introducing Edward Jones, a gentleman from North Ireland who planned to emigrate to "our Country" via Nantes; a letter of 8 February 1839, from Elizabeth Maultsby Manly (Charles Manly's mother) to her son Basil Manly commenting on Charles's relationship with his sister and children; a letter,
15 January 1842, of Charles Manly Sr., to Langdon Cheves Manly relating his taking Charles Manly Jr. to New York to arrange passage on the Victorian; and a letter dated 9 October 1886 from H. H. Reynolds, president of the H. H. Reynolds Tobacco Company of Winston, N.C., giving instructions to his addressee ("Dear Sir") as a participant in "the parade" of 26 October.
Folder
1
1782, 1839
Folder
2
1842, 1846-1855
Folder
3
1855
Folder
4-9
1856
Folder
10-12
1857
Folder
13-14
1858
Folder
15-17
1859
Folder
18-19
Undated 1850s
Folder
20-23
1860
Folder
24
1861
Folder
25
1862
Folder
26
1863
Folder
27
1864-1868
Folder
28
Undated 1860s
Folder
29
1870-1871
Folder
30
1873-1882, 1886
Folder
31
1922, 1925
Folder
32
1927
Folder
33
1928
Folder
34
1929-1933
Folder
35-36
Undated and fragments
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2. George Badger Singeltary, 1818, 1828, 1837-1873, and undated.
About 670 items.
Arrangement: by type.
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2.1. Correspondence, 1818, 1847-1862.
About 390 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Chiefly letters to George Badger Singeltary from relatives, friends, business associates, military commanders, and soldiers.
The majority of the business correspondence concerns legal matters and the collection of various financial accounts. Locations
of the correspondents are chiefly places in North Carolina.
Of interest is a letter, 30 August 1818, of George E. Badger to John Singeltary, George Badger Singeltary's father, discussing married life.
For 1847, noteworthy letters include those of soldiers and commanders who wrote from Mexico to defend Singeltary when he was
dishonorably discharged from the United States Army in Mexico. The papers provide only sketchy details of this incident.
From 1848 to 1860, correspondence consists chiefly of business and family letters. Notable items include six letters from
Thomas Ruffin, 1853-1855, who in 1855 expressed concern about the popularity and growth of the American (Know Nothing) Party in North Carolina (folders 42, 43, 48). In addition, there are letters from a brickmaker and inventor, L. F. H. Smith of Baltimore, Md. Smith and Singeltary exchanged ideas for improving Smith's inventions, and Smith sent several of his inventions to Singeltary.
In addition, Singeltary received correspondence relating to his business and legal practice from correspondents throughout
North Carolina.
The 1861 correspondence relates chiefly to Singeltary's military operations near New Bern, N.C. Letters convey routine commands and requests from soldiers to transfer to Singeltary's company. There is little information
about actual battles; most of the correspondence is administrative. Notable correspondents include D. H. Hill (folders 59, 61, and 62), and Governor Henry T. Clark (folders 55, 57, and 59).
Folder
37a
1818
Folder
37b
1847
Folder
38
1848-1851
Folder
39
1852
Folder
40-42
1853
Folder
43-45
1854
Folder
46-49
1855
Folder
50
1856
Folder
51-52
1857
Folder
53
1850s
Folder
54
1858-1860s
Folder
55-62
1861
Folder
63
1862
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2.2. Military Papers, 1846-1862 and undated.
About 60 items.
Arrangement: by type.
Printed and handwritten materials documenting Singeltary's service in the Mexican and Civil Wars. Items include commissions;
four muster rolls of Company A, the Green County Riflemen, and the Perquimans Beauregards of the 9th Regiment of North Carolina Volunteers; orders; general and special reports; volunteer lists for military service;
statements for court martial hearings; and other material.
Folder
64
Commissions, 1846-1849, 1861-1862
Folder
65
Muster Rolls, 1861
Folder
66-67
Orders, 1861
Folder
68
Orders, 1861-1862
Folder
69
Other, 1860-1861
Folder
70
Other, 1861 and undated
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2.3. Financial and Legal Items, 1837-1873 and undated.
About 200 items.
Arrangement: by type.
Items relate to Singeltary's personal business and to legal agreements that Singeltary prepared. Included are bills, receipts,
store accounts, financial notes, deeds, legal agreements, legal statements, and other material. Items are chiefly related
to Singeltary's personal affairs. However, about thirty items, interfiled among the others, have no relation to Singeltary's
own affairs and probably represent the legal interests of his clients.
Folder
71
Financial Items, 1846, 1851-1852
Folder
72
Financial Items, 1853
Folder
73-74
Financial Items, 1854
Folder
75
Financial Items, 1855
Folder
76
Financial Items, 1856
Folder
77
Financial Items, 1857
Folder
78
Financial Items, 1858
Folder
79
Financial Items, 1859-1860
Folder
80
Financial Items, 1861
Folder
81
Financial Items, 1869-1873
Folder
82
Financial Items, undated
Folder
83
Legal Items, 1837-1853
Folder
84
Legal Items, 1854-1857
Folder
85
Legal Items, 1858-1860
Folder
86
Legal Items, 1850s-1860s and undated
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2.4. Other Papers, 1828, 1845-1861, and undated.
About 20 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Survey reports and sketches, political speeches, printed items, notes on election returns, and other material. One notable item, circa January 1861, is an agreement between
William B. Rodman and Edward J. Warren, describing the rules for their duel.
Folder
87
1828, 1845-1861
Folder
88
1850s-1860s and undated
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3. Estate Papers, 1800-1871 and undated.
About 220 items.
Arrangement: by type.
Papers apparently collected by Manly, who was executor or connected in some other way to the estates of William H. Haywood
Sr., James C. S. McDowell, John Norcott, and Nymphus A. Price. These papers consist chiefly of legal and financial items.
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3.1. William H. Haywood Sr., 1800-1868 and undated.
About 140 items.
Arrangement: by type, then chronological.
Correspondence, receipts, accounts, bills, financial notes, deeds, legal correspondence and papers concern Haywood's post
as clerk of the United States Circuit Court for the District of North Carolina. Also included are a few papers of Haywood's son, William H. Haywood Jr. Notable items from 1854-1868 include items documenting the selling of several family slaves, valuation listings of slaves,
and, in 1865, an item listing terms and costs of hiring former slaves.
Folder
89
General, 1800-1802, 1817-1818
Folder
90
General, 1831-1835, 1841, 1847-1848
Folder
91
General, 1852-1853
Folder
92
General, 1854-1857
Folder
93
General, 1857
Folder
94
General, 1858-1859
Folder
95
General, 1860-1868
Folder
96
General, undated
Folder
97
Court Papers, 1801-1802, 1847-1856
Folder
98
Court Papers, 1857 and undated
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3.2. James C. S. McDowell, 1863-1871.
About 50 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence, receipts, bills, and accounts concerning the estate of James C. S. McDowell, chiefly financial items documenting
the school expenses of McDowell's children and other expenses of his family after his death. Also included are correspondence
and legal papers documenting Edward G. Hardin's renting of the McDowell plantation and his eventual purchase of the property.
Folder
99
1863-1869
Folder
100
1870-1871
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3.3. Charles Manly Jr., 1842-1844, 1847-1849.
About 30 items.
Arrangement: by type.
Correspondence, financial and legal items, military papers, travel accounts and an obituary notice document the life of Charles
Manly Jr.
Folder
101
Correspondence, 1847-1849
Folder
102
Financial and Legal Items, 1842-1843
Folder
103
Financial and Legal Items, 1844, 1847-1848
Folder
104
Military Papers, 1848
Folder
105
Obituary Notice, 1848
Folder
106-107
Travel Accounts, 1842
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3.4. John Norcott, 1849, 1858.
5 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Legal items document the division of Norcott's plantation between Norcott's heirs. It is unclear how these papers came into
Charles Manly's possession. Perhaps Norcott had been a client of George Badger Singeltary, whose estate Manly handled.
Folder
108
1849, 1858
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3.5. Nymphus A. Price, 1849-1858.
4 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Three account books and one legal item document financial transactions made by Charles Green, administrator of the Price estate. It is unclear how these papers came into the possession of Charles Manly.
Folder
109
1849-1853
Folder
110
1852-1858
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4. Other Financial and Legal Items, 1820-1876.
About 250 items.
Arrangement: by type.
Items relate to Charles Manly's personal business and his law practice. Financial items include bills, receipts, notes, an
account book, and other items. About one third of the financial items relate to Manly's payment of local and state taxes.
The account book documents Manly's activities as commissioner of the Court of Equity for managing funds of Eleanor Kyle and Virginia Kyle; as partner in a shoemaking business with William H. Haywood; as part owner of Roanoke, a stallion; and as part owner of
a meadow with Governor J. M. Morehead. It also records other property accounts, chiefly in Raleigh; estate settlements; and medical and custodial expenses for
Ann E. Manly. The papers relating to Charles Daffron, a kinsman of Charles Sr., concern Daffron's financial difficulties and document the financial help he received from Charles
Manly. Two items, 1842, document the expenditure of Charles Manly Jr.'s passage on the Victoria.
The legal items consist chiefly of correspondence and notes relating to Manly's legal practice in Chatham County, N.C. One notable item is a fee book which lists fees owed to Manly from individuals of Chatham County. Another item of particular
interest is a deposition, circa 1861, of prisoners testifying against Francis Riggs, apparently on trial for disloyalty to the Confederacy. It is unclear what connection Manly had with the case.
Folder
111
Financial Items, 1820-1830
Folder
112
Financial Items, 1831-1842
Folder
113
Financial Items, 1846-1863
Folder
114
Financial Items, 1864-1869
Folder
115
Financial Items, 1870
Folder
116
Financial Items, 1871
Folder
117
Financial Items, 1872
Folder
118
Financial Items, 1873-1874
Folder
119
Financial Items, 1875-1876, 1870s
Folder
120
Financial Items: Account Book, 1836-1866
Folder
121
Financial Items: Charles Daffron Papers, 1855-1866
Folder
122
Legal Items, 1859, 1861, 1869, 1875, and undated
Folder
123
Chatham Court Items, 1828, 1839-1843
Folder
124
Chatham Court Items, 1850-1852
Folder
125
Chatham Court Items, 1854-1856
Folder
126
Chatham Court Items, 1857-1858
Folder
127
Chatham Court Items, 1850s
Folder
128
Chatham Fee Book, 1845-1860
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5. Other Papers, 1843-1936 and undated.
About 180 items.
Arrangement: by type.
Newspaper clippings, genealogical material, insurance papers of Charles Manly, receipts and bills of the Ladies' Memorial Association, and other materials reflect the various interests and activities of members of the Manly family. The Confederate medals
and ribbons probably belonged to Major Charles Manly Stedman (1841-1930). Items of William Henry Manly include addresses and essays, a University of North Carolina diploma, and a Philanthropic Society diploma and resolution. Seven essays were written while Manly was a student at the University of North Carolina. The majority
of items pertain to Charles Manly. Items of particular interest are his oaths, pardons, and "Yankee depredations statement," 1865-1866. Among the miscellaneous items are notes about an 1850 meeting of the vestry of the parish of Christ Church, Raleigh, N.C., and treasury notes of North Carolina and Virginia, 1861-1862.
Folder
129
Clippings
Folder
130
Confederate Medals and Ribbons, circa 1890-1910
Folder
131-135
Genealogical Material
Folder
136-137
Genealogical Material: Maultsby Family
Folder
138
Insurance Papers
Folder
139
Ladies Memorial Association
Folder
140
Oaths, Pardons, and Depredations Statement
Folder
141-142
William Henry Manly, 1846-1848
Folder
143
Miscellaneous Items
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