| Abstract |
Collection consists of correspondence, land records, and legal papers of the McCluer family of Pitt County, N.C. The bulk of the collection consists of family correspondence. Topics include the conditions of the poor in New York City, California gold rush "mania," and the price of produce in Mississippi. Also included in this collection are land records for Greenville and Washington, N.C.; marriage contracts between James H. McCluer and Louisa Ellis, and John Doughty and Mary Thomas Matthews; stock shares of the Greenville and Raleigh Plank Road; a deed for slaves; and family Bible records. Other items include a cartoon for the 1892 presidential election and an opera house advertisement. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
James H. McCluer Papers (#232), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Photocopy. Greenville, N.C. : East Carolina University, 1973. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Loaned by Mrs. Katherine Bennett. |
