Draper Manuscripts: North Carolina Papers
1756, 1768-1818
Draper Mss KK; Micro 1034
0.2 cubic feet (1 volume) and 1 reel of microfilm
Wisconsin Historical Society
(Map)
Primarily papers of Waightstill Avery, a North Carolina Revolutionary patriot, an ally of the Scots-Irish of Mecklenburg County who was a member of the committee dealing with the Mecklenburg Declaration, holder of civil and military positions during the American Revolution, North Carolina congressional delegate, participant in drafting a new state constitution, and attorney general of North Carolina, among other roles. Also included are materials related to the French and Indian War in 1756, and a broadside of 1789 addressed to the Creek (Muscogee) Nation.
Descriptions of the volumes are copied from the Guide to the Draper Manuscripts / by Josephine Harper. Out of date and offensive language may be present.
This collection is also available as a microfilm publication.
Forms part of the Lyman Copeland Draper Manuscripts. The fifty series included in the Draper Manuscripts have been cataloged individually. See the Draper Manuscripts Overview, and the Guide to the Draper Manuscripts / by Josephine Harper (Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1983) for further information.
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