Inventory of the John Reid Papers, 1816; 1845; 1847; 1929

Collection Number 3882-z


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
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Reid, John, fl. 1816-1847.
Title
John Reid Papers, 1816; 1845; 1847; 1929
Call Number
3882-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
10 items.
Abstract
John Reid and his wife, Keziah Simpson Reid, lived in Caswell County, N.C. Five letters, January-May 1816, to John Reid and his wife, Keziah Simpson Reid, in Caswell County, N.C., from their son, John B. Reid, and two from Keziah Reid's brother, Richard Simpson, both in Madison County, Ky., about John B. Reid's studies and struggle with measles, from which he died; four letters, 1845 and 1847, from Richard Simpson in Jackson County, Mo., to his sister Keziah and her family about family and community activities; and one letter, 1929, inquiring as to whether John Reid was the aide to General Andrew Jackson (he apparently was not).


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm copy available.
Acquisitions Information
Acquired 1969
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 John Reid Papers, #3882-z, 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.

Family--Missouri--Social life and customs.
Jackson County (Mo.)--Social life and customs.
Madison County (Ky.)--Social life and customs.
Measles--Kentucky--History--19th century.
Reid, John B., fl. 1816.
Reid, John, fl. 1816-1847.
Reid, Keziah Simpson, 1767-1863.
Simpson, Richard, fl. 1816-1847.
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Biographical Note

John Reid and his wife, Keziah Simpson Reid, lived in Caswell County, N.C.

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Collection Overview

Five letters, January-May 1816, to John Reid and his wife, Keziah Simpson Reid, in Caswell County, N.C., from their son, John B. Reid, and two from Keziah Reid's brother, Richard Simpson, both in Madison County, Ky., about John B. Reid's studies and struggle with measles, from which he died; four letters, 1845 and 1847, from Richard Simpson in Jackson County, Mo., to his sister Keziah and her family about family and community activities; and one letter, 1929, inquiring as to whether John Reid was the aide to General Andrew Jackson (he apparently was not).