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Collection Number: 03493

Collection Title: Sasser Family Papers, 1740-1855

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Size 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 78 items)
Abstract Sasser family members were landowners in what is now Wayne County, N.C., and the surrounding area. The collection includes the papers of John Sasser Sr. (d. 1782) and his descendants, including grants, deeds, surveys, and legal proceedings pertaining to lands, and bills of sale for slaves in Wayne County, N.C., chiefly in the 18th century.
Creator Sasser family.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
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 Sasser Family Papers #3493, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Alternate Form of Material
Partial microfilm copy available.
Acquisitions Information
Acquired in 1960.
Additional Descriptive Resources
Original finding aid is filed in folder 1a.
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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Sasser family members were landowners in what is now Wayne County, N.C., and the surrounding area.

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The collection includes the papers of John Sasser Sr. (d. 1782) and his descendants, including grants, deeds, surveys, and legal proceedings pertaining to lands, and bills of sale for slaves in Wayne County, N.C., chiefly in the 18th century.

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Contents list

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Processing Information

Processed by: SHC Staff,

Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, November 2008

Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2010

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