Comprising a prospectus, share certificate, accounts, memoranda, and various items of correspondence
Documents concerning the Jamesville and Washington, N.C., Railroad and Lumber Company, 1874-1881
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 410
- Dates of Creation1874-1881
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description14 items kept in 1 envelope
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical 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
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Acquisition Information
Gift of Richard W. Pearson of Ilkley, a descendant of Thomas Wilson, April 1977
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
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Custodial History
Once in the possession of Thomas Wilson, a shareholder in the company