Nash County Historical Association Collection, 1806-1928

Collection Number: 05480

Collection Title: Nash County Historical Association Collection, 1806-1928

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Size	4.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 100 items)
Abstract	The Nash County Historical Association (NCHA), a non-profit group headquartered in Rocky Mount, N.C., was organized in 1970 to promote the study and preservation of local history and genealogy. Since 1975, NCHA has been responsible for the administration, restoration, and preservation of Stonewall Manor, an antebellum plantation home in Rocky Mount. The collection consists of account books, 1806-1928; physicians' ledgers, 1835-1874; a mathematical instruction book, 1827; Saint Anne's Guild meeting minutes, 1919-1921; a log from the Claims Committee of the United States House of Representatives, 1892-1893; and other items. Most of the materials are from Rocky Mount or surrounding Nash and Edgecombe counties. Among the individuals mentioned in the materials are Bennett Bunn (1787-1849), a Nash County planter and builder in 1830 of Stonewall Manor; Redmond Bunn (1806-1883), builder of the Benvenue plantation; Redmond Bunn's son, Benjamin Hickman Bunn (1844-1907), a Civil War veteran, mayor and postmaster of Rocky Mount, who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives; other Bunn family members; James Jones Philips (1798-1874), a physician and planter of Nash and Edgecombe counties; other Philips family members; and Thorp family members. A few items contain records of schools or church groups, and there are also some references to slaves owned and sold, as well as a few accounts of African American schools, field hands, and house workers.
Creator	Nash County Historical Association.
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language	English

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Restrictions to Access: No restrictions. Open for research.

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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 Nash County Historical Association Collection #5480, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Received from the Nash County Historical Association in November 2010 (Acc. 101373).

Custodial History: These materials were previously housed in Stonewall Manor, Rocky Mount, N.C.

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.

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Processed by: Matt Dailey, January 2011

Encoded by: Matt Dailey, January 2011

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The Nash County Historical Association (NCHA), a non-profit group headquartered in Rocky Mount, N.C., was organized in 1970 to promote the study and preservation of local history and genealogy. Since 1975, NCHA has been responsible for the administration, restoration, and preservation of Stonewall Manor, an antebellum plantation home in Rocky Mount.

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The collection consists of account books, 1806-1928; physicians' ledgers, 1835-1874; a mathematical instruction book, 1827; Saint Anne's Guild meeting minutes, 1919-1921; a log from the Claims Committee of the United States House of Representatives, 1892-1893; and other items. Most of the materials are from Rocky Mount or surrounding Nash and Edgecombe counties. Among the individuals mentioned in the materials are Bennett Bunn (1787-1849), a Nash County planter and builder in 1830 of Stonewall Manor; Redmond Bunn (1806-1883), builder of the Benvenue plantation; Redmond Bunn's son, Benjamin Hickman Bunn (1844-1907), a Civil War veteran, mayor and postmaster of Rocky Mount, who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives; other Bunn family members; James Jones Philips (1798-1874), a physician and planter of Nash and Edgecombe counties; other Philips family members; and Thorp family members. A few items contain records of schools or church groups, and there are also some references to slaves owned and sold, as well as a few accounts of African American schools, field hands, and house workers.

Note that titles of the materials were largely supplied by the Nash County Historical Society.

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1. Account Books and Related Materials, 1806-1928.
2. Physicians' Ledgers, 1835-1874.
3. Other Materials, 1827-1921.

Expand/collapse Series 1. Account Books and Related Materials, 1806-1928.

About 90 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by account book title.

Folder 17	B.H. Bunn and Company order book, 1903-1904 Includes orders and sales of cotton and tobacco.
Folder 20	Bank of Rocky Mount account book, 1893-1896, and farm account book, 1914-1926 Contains accounts and transactions associated with the Bank of Rocky Mount. Also included are dairy and crop sales, expenses, recipes, and payroll information for one or several unidentified farms in the Rocky Mount, N.C., area. The work of African American farmhands is recorded.
Folder 21	Bank of Rocky Mount account book, 1893-1896, and farm account book, 1914-1926: Enclosures
Folder 35	Benjamin Hickman Bunn ledger, 1861-1892 Contains the accounts of individuals, including Bunn and Thorp family members. Also included are a hand-drawn map of an orchard and a list of the contents of a whiskey distillery.
Folder 36	Benjamin Hickman Bunn ledger, 1861-1892: Enclosures
Folder 37	Benjamin Hickman Bunn ledger and account register, 1882-1884
Folder 33	Bennett Bunn estate sale records, 1849 Contains an inventory of items and sales of Bennett Bunn's estate at Stonewall Manor, as recorded by James Jones Philips.
Folder 22	Benvenue account book, 1899-1907 Contains sales and transactions, as well as the accounts of individuals, including several Bunn and Thorp family members.
Folder 23	Benvenue account book, 1899-1907: Enclosures
Folder 24	Benvenue account book and payroll, 1906-1928 Contains crop sale records and the accounts of individuals, including several Thorp family members. The wages and meals of Benvenue farmhands, many of whom were African American, are also included.
Folder 25	Benvenue account book and payroll, 1906-1928: Enclosures
Folder 18	Benvenue store book, 1908, and Nash County, N.C., Democratic Party election committee records, 1902 Store book contains the accounts of individuals and items sold, as well as the accounts of farm hands. Tucked into the front of the store book is a section of a second account book that contains the records of the 1902 Nash County Democratic Party, as divided into committees by township.
Folder 19	Benvenue store book, 1908, and Nash County, N.C., Democratic Party election committee records, 1902: Enclosures
Folder 12	Carolina Mining Company account book, 1899-1900 Includes company credits, debits, and payroll information.
Folder 13	Carolina Mining Company account book, 1899-1900: Enclosures
Folder 41	Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina churches and schools account book, 1911-1915 Contains the accounts and tithes of many churches and schools in the central-eastern North Carolina region.
Folder 2	Falls of Tar River general store ledger, 1828 Contains the individual accounts of a general store in Rocky Mount, N.C, presumably operated by Bennett Bunn.
Oversize Volume SV-5480/2	Falls of Tar River general store ledger, 1833-1841 Contains the individual accounts of an unidentified general store in Rocky Mount, N.C.
Folder 3	Falls of Tar River general store ledger, 1833-1841: Enclosures
Oversize Volume SV-5480/3	Falls of Tar River general store ledger, 1833-1849 Contains the individual accounts of a general store in Rocky Mount, N.C., including those of Bunn and Philips family members.
Folder 4	Falls of Tar River general store ledger, 1833-1849: Enclosures
Oversize Volume SV-5480/4	Falls of Tar River general store ledger, 1848-1849 Contains the individual accounts of a general store in Rocky Mount, N.C., including those of Bunn and Philips family members.
Folder 32	Frederick K. Philips account book, 1806-1833 Frederick K. Philips, father of James Jones Philips, was a schoolteacher and local politician. This account book records sales transactions and accounts settled in Edgecombe County, N.C., including those of several Philips family members. Included are some slave purchases.
Oversize Volume SV-5480/1	General store account book, 1821-1826 Contains the individual accounts of a general store in Rocky Mount, N.C., presumably operated by Redmun Bunn until his death in 1826.
Folder 1	General store ledger, 1821-1826: Enclosures
Oversize Volume SV-5480/6	General store ledger, 1861-1871 Contains the individual accounts of an unidentified general store in Rocky Mount, N.C., including those of Bunn family members.
Folder 5	General store ledger, 1865-1874 Contains the individual accounts of an unidentified general store in Rocky Mount, N.C., including Bunn family members. The last several pages of the book record the accounts of several white schools and African American schools of the Stoney Creek Township District during 1873 and 1874.
Folder 6	General store ledger, 1865-1874: Enclosures
Folder 7	General store ledger, 1894-1900 Contains wholesale goods accounts and legal records of an unidentified general store.
Folder 8	M. Weston and Company ledger, 1845-1848, 1873 Contains the accounts associated with Malachi Weston's general store located in Rocky Mount, N.C. Also included are the specifics of Weston's estate sale on 26 September 1873, as recorded by Benjamin Hickman Bunn.
Folder 9	M. Weston and Company ledger, 1845-1848, 1873: Enclosures
Folder 34	Redmond Bunn ledger, 1853-1876 Contains the accounts of individuals, including several Bunn and Thorp family members. Also included are a list of slaves owned by Redmun Bunn, as well as the accounts of African American field hands and house workers.
Oversize Volume SV-5480/5	Redmond Bunn store ledger, 1855 Contains the accounts of individuals, including Bunn and Thorp family members. Also included are the records of a personal estate sale.
Folder 10	W.W. Parker ledger, 1872-1873 Contains an agreement between W.W. Parker and Gilmore Bunn concerning the establishment of a farm, as well as the accounts of the farm and of several individuals.
Folder 11	Rocky Mount Ice Company stock ledger, 1898-1899 Contains many unissued stock certificates.
Folder 14	Rocky Mount Ice Company stock ledger, 1900-1901 Contains many unissued stock certificates.
Folder 15	Rocky Mount Supply Company day book, 1902-1904 Contains the accounts of many individuals in Rocky Mount, N.C., including Thorp family members.
Folder 16	Rocky Mount Supply Company day book, 1902-1904: Enclosures
Oversize Volume SV-5480/7	Tavern account book, 1870-1878 Contains the sales and transactions of an unidentified tavern in Rocky Mount, N.C., and includes the accounts of several Bunn family members.

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About 10 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by account book title.

Oversize Volume SV-5480/8	James Jones Philips physician's ledger, 1835-1842 Contains records of medical services rendered by James Jones Philips's practice in Nash and Edgecomb counties, including birth records and expenses owed.
Folder 26	James Jones Philips physician's ledger, 1835-1842: Enclosures
Folder 27	James Jones Philips physician's ledger, 1840-1841 Contains records of medical services rendered, including some to Redmond Bunn.
Folder 28	James Jones Philips and Franklin J. Hart physicians' ledger, 1846, and James Jones Philips day book, 1850-1852 Franklin J. Hart was a student and later a business partner of James Jones Philips. The ledger includes records of medical services rendered throughout Nash and Edgecombe counties. The latter part of the book includes account records of Philips's solo practice.
Folder 29	James Jones Philips and Franklin J. Hart physician's ledger, 1846, and James Jones Philips day book, 1850-1852: Enclosures
Folder 30	Newsome J. Pittman physician's ledger, 1855-1856 Newsome J. Pittman was a student of James Jones Philips and later opened a practice in Tarboro, N.C. The ledger includes records of medical services rendered.
Folder 31	Newsome J. Pittman physician's ledger, 1855-1856: Enclosures

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5 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by title.

Folder 38	"Arithmetick" by John R. Horne, 1827 Hand-printed mathematical instruction book, 18 September 1827.
Folder 39	"Arithmetick" by John R. Horne, 1827: Enclosures
Folder 42	Saint Anne's Guild journal, 1919-1921 Includes meeting minutes kept by several secretaries of the guild, located in Rocky Mount, N.C.
Folder 40	United States House of Representatives Claims Committee report log, 1892-1893 Contains records of motions of the Claims Committee for which North Carolina Representative Benjamin Hickman Bunn served as chair. The last several pages of the log contain Bunn's children's scribbles.

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Collection Number: 05480 Collection Title: Nash County Historical Association Collection, 1806-1928