Andrew B. Benedict papers, 1821-1908.
| Author/creator |
Benedict, Andrew B. |
| Format | Archival & Manuscript Material |
| Description | 0.073 cubic ft. (39 items) |
| Supplemental Content | Finding aid |
| Subject(s) |
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| Abstract | Collection contains correspondence, certificates, legal papers, and other items. Of particular interest is a letter (1866) from a friend in the Federal occupation forces in Jacksonville, Fla., describing military and naval activities, leisure activities, Confederate desertion, and concern over Confederate influence with a Federal commanding officer. Other letters of interest describe travel in the midwestern U.S., temperance meetings on army posts, war news, and the establishing of various businesses in Ohio and Indiana. Legal papers concern the estate of Phebe B. Benedict's father, Hiram Barrett, Poundridge, N.Y. Other items include a plat from a Georgia land grant for former Cherokee lands, teaching certificates, certificate of membership for the Sons of Temperance, a description of a voyage in Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River, rail tickets, personal cards, a report of guard duty for prisoners of war, and a blank form for military rations requisition. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as | Andrew B. Benedict Papers (#68), 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 Mrs. F. B. Everett. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner- Loaned by Mrs. F. B. Everett. |
| Biographical note | Andrew Bell Benedict (1839-1911) was a native of New York who served in the Civil War and later lived in Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee. Benedict married Phebe Barrett (1846-1913). |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | Manuscript Collection | #68 - DOES NOT CIRCULATE | ✔ Available | Request Material |