Inventory of the James M. Nelson Papers, 1769-1861

Collection Number 542


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
Nelson, James M., fl. 1835-1861.
Title
James M. Nelson Papers, 1769-1861 (bulk 1835-1861).
Call Number
542
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
500 items (0.5 linear feet).
Abstract
The collection includes papers of James M. Nelson, a cotton factor at Stateburg, S.C., chiefly correspondence, receipts, and bills, documenting transactions with the firm of Robinson and Caldwell of Charleston, S.C. Also included are papers of C. and E. L. Kerrison and Company, importers and wholesale and retail dry goods dealers of Charleston, S.C.


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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 James M. Nelson Papers, #542, 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.

C. and E. L. Kerrison and Company (Charleston, S.C.)
Charleston (S.C.)--Commerce--History--19th century.
Commission merchants--South Carolina.
Cotton trade--South Carolina--History--19th century.
Merchants--South Carolina--History--19th century.
Nelson, James M., fl. 1835-1861.
Robinson and Caldwell (Charleston, S.C.)
South Carolina--Commerce--History--19th century.
Stateburg (S.C.)--Commerce--History--19th century.
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Biographical Note

James M. Nelson (fl. 1835-1861) was a cotton factor at Stateburg, S.C.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes papers of James M. Nelson, a cotton factor at Stateburg, S.C., chiefly correspondence, receipts, and bills, documenting transactions with the firm of Robinson and Caldwell of Charleston, S.C. Also included are papers of C. and E. L. Kerrison and Company, importers and wholesale and retail dry goods dealers of Charleston, S.C.