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Tag Archives: William S. Pettigrew
17 December 1864: “one feels about in despair sometimes, but we must keep up a brave heart…”
Item description: Letter, dated 17 December 1864, from Ann B.S. Pettigrew McKay to her brother William S. Pettigrew. Item citation: From folder 254 of the Pettigrew Family Papers #592, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne B.S. Pettigrew, Pettigrew family, William S. Pettigrew
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5 November 1864: “these will be but little security to any thing below the Wilmington”
Item Description: Letter dated 5 November 1864 written by William S. Pettigrew. He writes regarding the charge of his baggage, will, and other personal belongings. His worry over the possibility of a Wilmington invasion informs his instructions. Item Citation: Folder … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged baggage, legal matters, will and testament, William S. Pettigrew, Wilmington (NC)
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18 December 1863: “…you will in a short time receive the settlement of your brother’s affairs…”
Item description: Letter, dated 18 December 1863, from James J. Iredell to William S. Pettigrew. The letter discusses arrangements relating to the financial accounts of Pettigrew’s late brother, James Johnston Pettigrew, specifically his pay from the Confederate army, and conditions … Continue reading
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Tagged death, James Johnston Pettigrew, legal matters, troop movements, weather, William S. Pettigrew
Comments Off on 18 December 1863: “…you will in a short time receive the settlement of your brother’s affairs…”
12 June 1863: “we have been living entirely on credit, & obliged to remove one daughter from school.”
Item description: Letter, 12 June 1863, from Mary E. Bell to William S. Pettigrew. In the letter, Bell describes her family’s misfortunes and asks for monetary aid from Pettigrew so that she may pay for her daughter’s school fees to … Continue reading
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Tagged displacement, Enfield, home front, Mary E. Bell, North Carolina, Pettigrew family, Plymouth, refuge, Salem, Salem College, schools, William S. Pettigrew, women
Comments Off on 12 June 1863: “we have been living entirely on credit, & obliged to remove one daughter from school.”
30 January 1863: “much of the County on the opposite side of the sound from us, is now guarded and held by armed negroes…”
Item description: Letter, dated 30 January 1863, from D.G. Cowand to William S. Pettigrew. Item citation: From the Pettigrew Family Papers #592, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Item transcription: Hd. Qrs. 32nd Reg. N.C.T. Near Goldsboro … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, D.G. Cowand, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, William S. Pettigrew
Comments Off on 30 January 1863: “much of the County on the opposite side of the sound from us, is now guarded and held by armed negroes…”
19 January 1863: “Jack and family I left at Mocksville Venus was not in a condition to be moved…”
Item description: Letter, 19 January 1863, from John A. Campbell to William S. Pettigrew. The letter details Campbell’s attempts to move and hire out Pettigrew’s slaves in and around Winston, North Carolina. Item Citation: From folder 261 of the Pettigrew … Continue reading
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Tagged hiring out of slaves, John A. Campbell, North Carolina, Pettigrew family, slavery, William S. Pettigrew, Winston
Comments Off on 19 January 1863: “Jack and family I left at Mocksville Venus was not in a condition to be moved…”
16 January 1863: “Allen informs me that himself and his family have not, as yet, received all the clothing due them for the past year.”
Item description: Letter, 16 January 1863, from William S. Pettigrew to Dr. A. Palmer regarding the hire of a family of Pettigrew’s slaves. Item Citation: From folder 261 of the Pettigrew Family Papers #592, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University … Continue reading
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Tagged clothing, hiring out of slaves, Pettigrew family, slavery, slaves, William S. Pettigrew, winter
Comments Off on 16 January 1863: “Allen informs me that himself and his family have not, as yet, received all the clothing due them for the past year.”
14 January 1863: “I am for ending it at once by hanging every Yankee caught after this, dating back to 1st Jany.”
Item description: Letter, 14 January 1863, from D.G. Cowand to William S. Pettigrew. Item citation: From the Pettigrew Family Papers #592, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Item transcription: Hd. Qrs. 32nd Regt. N.C.T. … Continue reading
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Tagged D.G. Cowand, oath of allegiance, Pettigrew family, William S. Pettigrew
Comments Off on 14 January 1863: “I am for ending it at once by hanging every Yankee caught after this, dating back to 1st Jany.”
14 November 1862: “I am very anxious to go to my native state to defend the soil that that the miserable abolitionists of the hated and cowardly state of Massachusetts are now polluting.”
Item description: Letter, 14 November 1862, from D.G. Cowand to William S. Pettigrew. Cowand wrote to thank his friend for lobbying the governor on his behalf for a command in North Carolina should troops be raised to defend the home … Continue reading
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Tagged 32nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, army chaplains, D.G. Cowand, Drewry's Bluff Virginia, Gen. George McClellan, General Ambrose Burnside, General James Longstreet, North Carolina, William S. Pettigrew
Comments Off on 14 November 1862: “I am very anxious to go to my native state to defend the soil that that the miserable abolitionists of the hated and cowardly state of Massachusetts are now polluting.”
11 October 1862: “Capt. Craddock will please carry my negroes as far up as Rocky Mount”
Item description: Letter, 11 October 1862, from William S. Pettigrew to Captain James Craddock, making plans to meet in Rocky Mount, N.C., so that Pettigrew could take possession of his slaves. [Please see the post for 1 October 1862 for more information … Continue reading
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Tagged forced marches, forced migration, James Craddock, Pettigrew family, Rocky Mount, Scuppernong, slavery, slaves, Tyrrell County N.C., William S. Pettigrew
Comments Off on 11 October 1862: “Capt. Craddock will please carry my negroes as far up as Rocky Mount”