| Scope and content |
The majority of the items in the collection document his land transactions. The remainder of the collection contains financial papers, including receipts and account pages for general merchandise, the hire of slaves, and notes owed to Thomas Newby at his death in August, 1863. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Thomas Newby Papers (#295), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mr. Herbert N. Nixon. |
| Biographical note | Thomas Newby (d. 1863), a Quaker land owner from Perquimans County, N.C., accumulated property on Durant's Neck, on the Albemarle Sound. |
