Inventory of the Wallace and Owens Family Papers, 1766-1885

Collection Number 747


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
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
Owen family.
Owens, George Welshman, 1786-1856.
Wallace family.
Wallace, John, fl. 1810-1814.
Wallace, Michael, fl. 1803-1824.
Title
Wallace and Owens Family Papers, 1766-1885.
Call Number
747
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
173 items.
Abstract
The collection includes letters, 1805-1824, written to James Wallace, merchant and British consul in Savannah, Ga., from his brother, Michael Wallace, apparently a British diplomat in Nova Scotia, about personal, business, and diplomatic matters; and letters to James's daughter, Sarah Wallace Owens, from her brother John, student in Boston and businessman in Liverpool, England, 1810-1814, and from her husband, George Welshman Owens (1786-1856), lawyer and United States representative, of Savannah, Ga. Included are letters written on travels in England, France, and the West Indies. This collection is microfilm only; location of the originals unknown.


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Administrative Information

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 Wallace and Owens Family Papers, #747, 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.

Consuls--Georgia--Savannah--History.
Diplomatic and consular service, British--History.
England--Description and travel.
France--Description and travel.
Liverpool (England)--Commerce--History--19th century.
Nova Scotia--History--1763-1867.
Owen family.
Owens, George Welshman, 1786-1856.
Owens, Sarah Wallace, fl. 1810-1814.
Students--Massachusetts--History--19th century.
Wallace family.
Wallace, James, fl. 1803-1824.
Wallace, John, fl. 1810-1814.
Wallace, Michael, fl. 1803-1824.
West Indies--Description and travel.
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Collection Overview

The collection includes letters, 1805-1824, written to James Wallace, merchant and British consul in Savannah, Ga., from his brother, Michael Wallace, apparently a British diplomat in Nova Scotia, about personal, business, and diplomatic matters; and letters to James's daughter, Sarah Wallace Owens, from her brother John, student in Boston and businessman in Liverpool, England, 1810-1814, and from her husband, George Welshman Owens (1786-1856), lawyer and United States representative, of Savannah, Ga. Included are letters written on travels in England, France, and the West Indies. This collection is microfilm only; location of the originals unknown.