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Collection consists of correspondence, notebooks, and miscellaneous papers of Colonel William Augustus Williams of Wilmington and Charlotte, N.C. Correspondence includes letters from Henderson C. Lucas, Williams's nephew, who was wounded at Gettysburg while serving in the 11th Regiment of the N.C. Infantry; and letters related to Williams's efforts to bring the wounded Lucas to Charlotte. Other correspondence is primarily of a financial nature. A letter from William Henry Heyward describes the effects of reconstruction on South Carolina Coastal planters. A letter from Rev. Aldert Smedes mentions the financial hardships suffered by St. Mary's School in Raleigh, N.C. and is written on stationery describing the school's tuition and curriculum. Notebook dated 1827 contains exercises in penmanship and renderings of famous poems, while one dated 1825 is an arithmetic practice book. Also included are papers related to the Raleigh City Guards.

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Williams, William Carlos Box 11

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Williams, William D., 1978-06-07

Interviewed by Scott Ellsworth

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Williams, William T. Box 15

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William Swinton Bennett Hopkins papers, 1834-1946, bulk 1852-1898 3.5 Linear Feet 1657 Items

Collection consists largely of correspondence between family members, friends, and business associates spanning three generations, as well as some Civil War and early Reconstruction letters relating to Hopkins' activities in New Orleans. Correspondents include Hopkins' daughter, Elizabeth; her husband Alfred Lawrence Aiken, a prominent banker in Boston; the Gadsden family of Charleston, S.C.; and the Peck family, relatives of Hopkins' wife, Lizzie. An information folder chronologically lists a portion of the collection. Also included in this collection are a few legal papers, financial papers, addresses and writings, pictures, and a miscellaneous folder that includes some genealogy. Subjects mentioned in the letters include travel in the U.S. and Europe, marriage and family life, illness, Williams College, Yale College, politics, law,"bloodletting with leeches," Civil War activities, and The Worcester Continentals.

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William Swinyard, Charles Patti--Communications Hierarchy Framework, 1979 Box 6

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William Sydeman, July 7, 1967, New York City, 1967 July 7 Box 1, Folder 8, Print RL10032-P-1502-5902-16

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Williams, Wayne C. Box 58

Williams, Wayne C. Box 144

Williams, Wayne C. Box 157

Williams, Wayne C., 1928-1939 Box 25

Williams WCMA Fellows [Talk], 2013 November 2 Box 9

Williams, Westley, 1937 Box 40, Item UA13020018-N-06184

Williams & Wilkins--Current Medical Digest, 1938 Nov. Box 4

Williams, William, 1941 Box AM10

Williams, William, 1949-1958, undated Box 35

Williams, William A., 1952 Box 6

Williams, William Augustus papers, 1825-1867 and undated

Williams, William Carlos Box 11

Williams, William D., 1978-06-07

Williams, William T. Box 15

William Swinton Bennett Hopkins papers, 1834-1946, bulk 1852-1898 3.5 Linear Feet 1657 Items

William Swinyard, Charles Patti--Communications Hierarchy Framework, 1979 Box 6

William Sydeman, July 7, 1967, New York City, 1967 July 7 Box 1, Folder 8, Print RL10032-P-1502-5902-16

William Tapp general plot, 1817 January 1 Box 1

William Tarr Ideas for Artists sketch series, 1972-1973 Box 292

William Taylor administrative file, 1994 Box 22

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