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Title:  William Gaston Papers in the Southern Historical Collection of the University of North Carolina Library

Location:  Northwest Ohio Book Depository; film 973.508 G25w

Format and Number of Reels/Fiche/Cards:  Microfilm; 9 reels

Publisher:  Southern Historical Collection of the University of North Carolina

Content Description:  Papers of William Gaston and Judge Henry Groves Connor. William Gaston (1778-1844) was a North Carolina lawyer, member of the North Carolina legislature, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives 1814-1817, and a North Carolina Supreme Court Justice 1833-1844. He was active in the Catholic Church and was against slavery. He carried on correspondence with a wide variety of people, including Justice John Marshall, Washington Irving, and Daniel Webster. Judge Connor (1852-1924) collected William Gaston's papers and the papers in this collection from 1896-1915 are mostly those of Judge Connor.

Language(s):  English

Arrangement:  Arranged chronologically:
Reel 1) 1744-1812
Reel 2) 1813-1821
Reel 3) 1822-1828
Reel 4) 1828-1832
Reel 5) 1832-1834
Reel 6) 1834-1838
Reel 7) 1838-1844
Reel 8) 1844-1913; a folder of items relating to a lawsuit for the recovery of property; a volume containing business correspondence primarily about William Gaston's legal practice.

Index/Bibliography:  None

Subject Categories:  History; Law; Political Science

Keywords:  william gaston, gaston, north carolina, henry groves connor, catholic church, slavery

Time Period:  18th Century; 19th Century; 20th Century