| Scope and content |
Correspondence prior to 1860 relates to Myers-Rodman-Grimes family business, primarily the sale and transfer of land and slaves between family members. Social events, travel experiences, and the well-being of Myers family members are the subjects of later correspondence. Edward Myers and his wife describe their life while living in New Mexico and South Dakota, where he worked as a civil engineer. The remainder of the Edward Myers's family correspondence concerns family business, travel in Shanghai and New Orleans, and life in Greensboro, N.C. Legal records include warranty deeds and bills of sale for the purchase and transfer of land and slaves. Military passes and permits to citizens of Washington to fish and to purchase and sell mercantile goods give evidence of the military occupation of Washington by the U.S. Army in 1863 and 1864. Government documents pertain primarily to the Reconstruction period, the readmission of North Carolina to the Union, and the organization of a new state government. Financial papers consist of tax accounts and receipts, a stock certificate, ledger sheets, and business correspondence regarding purchase orders and payments. Also includes financial records of Benjamine J. Parmele, merchant of Washington, N.C. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Myers Family Papers (#431), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | 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. Herman E. Gaskins. |
| Biographical note | Dr. John Gray Blount Myers was the son of John Myers, owner and operator of the mercantile firm, John Myers and Sons, of Washington, N.C., and Mary Harvey Blount, a member of the prominent Blount family. Dr. Myers was a physician, planter, and merchant. He married twice: first to Mary Olivia Rodman, who bore a son, William Rodman Myers, and second to Susan Grimes, who bore two daughters. William Rodman Myers married Lucy Wheelock Warren, and they had three children: Edward W., Olivia, and Marcia. |
