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Letter From Joseph E. Johnston To Winnie, Joseph Eggleston Johnston

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Letter from Joseph E. Johnston to Winnie, written at Charlotte, N.C. on April 23, 1865, less than two weeks after General Lee's surrender at Appomattox and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnston discusses the state of his forces and the Confederacy.

Slave Trade Ledger Of William James Smith, 1844-1854, William James Smith

Local History

This ledger meticulously details the prices paid and received for scores of human beings (as slaves; only first names are recorded), as well as the expenses incurred by Smith in undertaking this business venture, such as feeding, clothing, sheltering, and nursing the people he purchased and sold. The details of the book illustrate that Smith took several "trips" between 1844 and 1854 to buy and sell slaves: detailed records of purchases and sales of "Negroes" exist for all of the years between 1844 and 1854. The listing of expenses for the year of 1844 (the most complete account) indicate that …

Court Order Signed By John Sevier, John Sevier

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

John Sevier signs a court order as clerk of court in North Carolina to transport a George Howard to face charges of trespass brought by John Hamilton.

John Sevier gained fame for his role in the Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780 and as a frontiersman.