Manuscripts Department
Library of the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION
#4762-z
WILLIAM E. RECTOR PAPERS
Inventory
Abstract: Letters, 1840-1866, chiefly to William E. Rector
of Cedar Hill, Spartanburg, and Williamston, S.C.
Correspondents are mainly family members, and topics
discussed concern mostly domestic matters. Two
letters, dated 12 April 1864 and 2 March 1865, mention
the Civil War.
Online Catalog Terms:
Family--South Carolina--Social life and customs--19th century.
Rector, William E.
Size: 11 items (1 folder).
Provenance: Purchased from Doug Mattox in July 1995 (Acc.
95089).
Access: No restrictions.
Copyright: Retained by the authors of items in these papers, or
their descendants, as stipulated by United States
copyright law.
DESCRIPTION
Family letters, chiefly to William E. Rector. The earliest
letter and one of the undated letters do not mention Rector.
12 March 1840
12 April 1846
6 June 1846
16 September 1863
12 April 1864 (fragment)
2 March 1865
26 May 1866
30 November 186[6]
Undated: 2 letters and a recipe