Documents concerning the Jamesville and Washington, N.C., Railroad and Lumber Company, 1874-1881
Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: Documents concerning the Jamesville and Washington, N.C., Railroad and Lumber Company, 1874-1881
Classmark: MS 410
Date(s): 1874-1881
Language: English
Size and medium: 14 items kept in 1 envelope
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5041
Description
The following papers were presented to the Library by Mr Richard W Pearson of Ilkley in April 1977. He is a descendant of Thomas Wilson who was a shareholder in this company. The papers refer to his holding in the company, 1874-1881. All items are one folio and printed unless otherwise stated.
Biography or history
Jamesville is a small community, but Washington, the Beaufort County seat was the first city named in honour of George Washington and was previously known as the Forks of Tar River. Following evacuation by Union soldiers in 1864, the town was burned, but subsequently rebuilt. The Jamesville and Washington, N.C., Railroad and Lumber Company was one of many small companies that operated during the period of commercial expansion that followed in the wake of the Civil War
Provenance
Once in the possession of Thomas Wilson, a shareholder in the company
System of arrangement
The MS 410 catalogue is based on an historic inventory, created in 1977. The arrangement of material does not necessarily represent the original order of the archive and it is considered partly processed by an archivist. When making requests to consult, please be aware that there may be discrepancies between description and physical arrangement. The retrievable unit for this collection is file level.
Access and usage
Access
Access to this material is unrestricted.