James Iredell Sr. and James Iredell Jr. papers, 1724-1890, undated

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Summary

Creator:
Iredell, James, 1751-1799 and Iredell, James, 1788-1853
Abstract:
James Iredell Sr. was a statesman and one of the first justices of the Supreme Court of the United States serving from 1790 to 1799. James Iredell Jr. was the governor of North Carolina (1827-1828) as well as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina (1828-1831). Topics in this collection include revolutionary sentiment in North Carolina, North Carolina's ratification of the U.S. constitution, national politics, the legal and political careers of both James Iredell Jr. and Sr., correspondence from family and friends in England and Ireland, and other family affairs.
Extent:
9.5 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.10053

Background

Scope and content:

The papers of the elder Iredell concern colonial life and Revolutionary sentiment in North Carolina; the Revolution and North Carolina's ratification of the Constitution; and North Carolina and national politics (1780s and 1790s); and include early letters from friends and relatives in England and Ireland, including the Macartney family. Most of the correspondence between 1799 and the War of 1812 concerns family and business matters. Papers of James Iredell, Jr., pertain mostly to his legal career. Other topics include his student activities at Yale, national and North Carolina politics, naval appointments, patronage matters, the nullification crisis, and family affairs. Correspondents in the collection include John Branch, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Samuel Chase, William R. Davie, Oliver Ellsworth, Robert Y. Hayne, Joseph Hewes, William Hooper, John Jay, Charles Lee, Henry Lee, H. E. McCulloh, John Marshall, A. Nielson, William Paterson, Timothy Pickering, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Sr., Zachary Taylor, and John Tyler.

Biographical / historical:

James Iredell Sr. was a statesman and one of the first justices of the Supreme Court of the United States serving from 1790-1799. He was born in England in 1751 and immigrated to the American colonies in 1767. He worked in the custom services at the port of Edenton, N.C. During the American Revolution Iredell Sr. helped organize the court system and was elected to be a judge of a superior court in 1778. He was also attorney general for North Carolina from 1779 to 1781, and an advocate for the ratification of the U.S. constitution in North Carolina before becoming a justice of the Supreme Court.

James Iredell Jr. was the governor of North Carolina (1827-1828) as well as a U.S. Senator to North Carolina (1828-1831). He was born in Chowan County, N.C. Early in his career he commanded a company of volunteers in the War of 1812, practiced law in Chowan County, served in the North Carolina House of Commons as a representative to Edenton and was appointed a superior court judge.

Acquisition information:
The James Iredell Sr. and James Iredell Jr. papers were purchased by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library in multiple accessions between 1935 and 1983.
Processing information:

Processed by: Rubenstein Library Staff

Accessions described in this collection guide include: 48-237, 48-1640, 56-640, 59-117, 60-53, 64-3.

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