LEADER 03373npc 2200445Ia 4500001 ocn671805447 003 OCoLC 005 20141212171600.0 008 101026i17641910ncu eng d 035 (Sirsi) o671805447 035 (Sirsi) o671805447 035 (OCoLC)671805447 040 ERE |cERE |dUtOrBLW 049 EREE 099 #353 100 1 Worthington, Spier. |?UNAUTHORIZED 245 10 Spier Worthington papers, |f1764-1910. 300 0.215 |fcubic ft.(415 |fitems) 506 No access restrictions. 520 2 The bulk of the correspondence contains letters to Spier Worthington from New York merchants that reflect the prices of tar, cotton, and pork. Correspondence from Washington, N.C., merchants concerns the price of bugging, rope, castings, and flour. New York Cotton Exchange Reports contain information on prices. A series of agricultural commodities reports from W. H. Wiggins of New York contain sales information on cotton, turpentine, rosin, tar, rice, corn, peanuts, beeswax, pork, hay, bagging, and gold. Sales account sheets refer to grocery items from Pitt County and to cotton and tar sales in New York City. Also includes store receipts that pertain to New Bern dealers in dry goods, groceries, and hardware. Land grants and deeds are related to property in Pitt County and provide genealogical information on the Cory family. Estates sales and divisions pertain to Pitt and Lenoir counties, N.C. Indentures are concerned with the sale of slaves in Pitt County. Also includes summonses, tenant farming contracts, and land mortgages. Tax receipts pertain to state and local taxes, the United States excise tax on brandy, and the United States special tax on retail and tobacco dealers. 524 Spier Worthington Papers (#353), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. 540 Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. 541 |3Joyner- |cGift ofMrs. Margaret Worthington Mellon. 545 0 Spier Worthington and his wife, Margaret, resided in Pitt County, N.C., in the late 19th century. Spier Worthington, who was a farmer, tobacco dealer, and retailer, also ran a distillery. He sold cotton and tar to New York City merchants and bought wholesale groceries and dry goods in New York City for retail sale in Pitt County. 600 10 Worthington, Spier. |?UNAUTHORIZED 600 30 Worthington family. |=^A1032215 600 30 Corey family. |=^A1032055 650 0 Cotton trade |zNorth Carolina |zPitt County |xHistory |y19th century. |=^A43322 650 0 Agricultural prices |zNorth Carolina. |=^A137855 650 0 Naval stores industry |zNorth Carolina. |=^A868860 650 0 General stores |zNorth Carolina |zNew Bern. |=^A826500 650 0 Deeds |zNorth Carolina |zPitt County. |=^A650326 650 0 Slavery |zNorth Carolina |zPitt County. |=^A69482 651 0 Pitt County (N.C.) |vGenealogy. |=^A636671 856 42 |3Finding aid: |uhttp://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0353/ 949 |ojjdj 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 998 917668