Shirley Kilpatrick collection,

Physical mediumPaper handwritten printed.
Organization of materialOrganized by type of material; arranged chronologically.
Abstract This collection includes correspondence, deeds, accounts, promissory notes, and receipts of the Moore and Mewborn families of Lenoir County, N.C. Correspondence includes an 1890 letter discussing the invention of and a patent for a "Machine for Plaining Electrotypes" and a 1922 letter from Noah James Rouse of Kinston that attacks increased taxation and overspending. Land records (1736-1884) include deeds, descriptions, a grant, and a sheriff's sale deed for property in Kinston and Lenoir counties. Other papers consist of accounts (1845-1902), promissory notes (1844-1903), receipts (1845-1902), returns and reports concerning the gauging of brandy at a Lenoir County distillery (1878-1880), certificates, a patent petition (1888, 1890), and internal revenue assessment (1873).
Cite as Shirley Kilpatrick Collection, #10, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, East Carolina University.
Acquisitions source Joyner- 222 items; Miss Shirley Kilpatrick; Kinston, NC; gift; 1967.
Biographical notePapers of the Moore and Mewborn families of Lenoir County, N.C.

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Manuscript Collection #10 - DOES NOT CIRCULATE. ✔ Available Request Material