Legal Papers, 1785-1961.
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- 200 items. (.3 linear ft.)
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Legal Papers, 1785-1961. 200 items. (.3 linear ft.) Deeds, wills, insurance policies, summons, and teacher contracts, principally relating to members of the Craven, Pegram, and Leach families. Many of the earlier deeds concern property in Randolph County, N. C. Also includes information beginning in 1838 about the settlement of the Bucknier Lanier estate which involved a number of slaves. Other documents pertain to a court case (1891) brought by the High Point, Randleman, Ashboro, and Southern Railroad to obtain the right of way to property owned by the Cravens and Pegrams.
There are folders for the estates of Braxton and Irene (Leach) Craven; Sallie (Kate) Craven; John Edward Pegram; and William Howell Pegram, Sr. Two categories: papers and estates.
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Arranged chronologically within each.
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