1. Search for letters from a specified North Carolina County:

Alleghany Co. Ashe Co. Buncombe Co. Burke Co. Caldwell Co. Cherokee Co. Haywood Co. Henderson Co. Jackson Co. Macon Co. Madison Co. McDowell Co. Mitchell Co. Polk Co. Rutherford Co. Transylvania Co. Watauga Co. Wilkes Co.  

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2. Search for a name (enter Lastname or Lastname, First)

 

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3. Search for letters declaring a specified occupation for the petitioner:

Banker County or Public Official Factory Owner Farmer Planter Farmer or Planter Hotel Keeper Jack-of-all-trades Lawyer Minister Mechanic Merchant Physician Railroad Agent Retired Student Tanner Trader Does not state an occupation  

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4. Click this link to browse all the letters

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The transcriptions are held in the Appalachian College Association's Digital Library of Appalachia (DLA). Queries on this page retrieve records from the DLA. You may search the DLA directly for these and other resources at Digital Library of Appalachia.

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