| Abstract |
Much of the collection is composed of land records. Deeds concern land in Edgecombe, Wilson, Halifax, Beaufort, Pitt, Lenoir, and Nash Counties. Correspondence describes traveling in a war zone; slavery; the Civil War and its effects on the people of eastern North Carolina; rising inflation and the naval blockade's effects on business; Federal raid on Tarboro and Rocky Mount, N.C.; and the destruction of property. Post-war correspondence discusses the murder trial of John Tayler and Jim Knight, business undertakings of Howard, and President Grover Cleveland and the gold-silver parity question. Also contains legal and financial records, including documents relating to the settlement of the George Howard, Jr., estate. Ledger books concern the Tarboro Cotton Factory and the Pamlico Insurance & Banking Company. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
George Howard Papers (#197), 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. Romaine Howard. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Miss Mary F. Howard. |
| Biographical note | The Howards were a prominent Tarboro, N.C., family. There were four George Howards: the first George Howard lived until 1863. His son, George Howard, Jr. (1829-1905), was a prominent attorney, Superior Court judge, delegate to the National Democratic Convention in 1868 and 1880, publisher of the "Tarboro Southerner," president of the Pamlico Banking & Insurance Company, president of the Tarboro Land & Trust Company, and a cotton mill director. His sons, George Howard III (1863-1925) and W. Stamps Howard, were businessmen. In addition, W. S. Howard was an attorney and cotton mill director. The fourth George Howard was born in 1893. |
