| Abstract |
The collection consists largely of daybooks. Entries are concerned with family, gardening, poultry flock, weather, cash on hand, income from rental houses and produce sales, personal and business expenditures, deaths, marriages, and illnesses. The marriage and abdication of King Edward is noted and several entries concern World War II, including the explosion of an ammunition truck near Smithfield, N.C., and the purchase of a metal water tank by the Navy for removal to West Virginia. Copies of deeds (1810-1814) relate to land that comprised Sans Souci, a farm (now part of Washington, N.C.) where Blount was raised. Bound volumes include a textbook on bookkeeping; a book on interest and conversion tables; and Matthew Fontaine Maury's "Manual of Geography," which contains information on Henry's father Thomas H. Blount on the flyleaf. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Henry N. Blount Papers (#43), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| 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- Gift of Mr. Thomas H. Sloan. |
| Biographical note | Henry N. Blount (1867-1953) was a member of a prominent eastern North Carolina family that has served the state since the colonial period. A descendant of John Gray Blount, Henry spent his entire life in the Washington, N.C., area. |
