Finding Aid for the Joseph Bryant Whitehead Papers, 1779 - 1911, PC.1926
Abstract
This small collection, dating from 1779 to 1911, relates to the family of Joseph Bryant Whitehead, one of the principal famers of Halifax County during the 19th century. The papers appear to be random survivals, apparently preserved for sentimental reasons by Whitehead's youngest son. Most of the eight letters were written by out-of-state relatives or family connections, and range from 1848 to 1882. Some of the papers relate to the estates of Halifax Conty decedents or to the guardianship of orphans. Deeds and land records, bills and receipts, and promissory notes make up a third of the collection. Other papers include an undated Valentine from the 1880s, invitations, including one to Whitehead's funeral; and memoranda of the births and deaths of family members.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Joseph Bryant Whitehead Papers
- Call Number
- PC.1926
- Creator
- Whitehead, Joseph Bryant, 1802-1888
- Date
- 1779 - 1911
- Extent
- 59.00 items
- Language
- English
- Repository
- State Archives of North Carolina
Restrictions on Access & Use
Access Restrictions
Available for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], PC.1926, Joseph Bryant Whitehead Papers, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Arrangement Note
By material type.
Biographical Note
Joseph Bryant Whitehead (1802-1888) was one of the principal farmers of Halifax County, owning a 1,600-acre plantation on Roanoke River where he raised corn and cotton. In 1827 he married Vicey J. Dew, daughter of John Dew, by whom he had eleven children (all of whom survived their mother who died in childbed with the birth of the last in 1848).
Contents of the Collection
There are eight letters in the collection. They range in date from1848 to 1882. Most of them were written from out-of-state relatives or family connections. A letter written by a son in Barbour County, Alabama, briefly describes the town of Eufaula in 1852. Two from a son in Florida, written in 1853, describe prospects in farming and in the turpentine industry there. A kinsman in the Red River valley of Texas writes in 1852 merely to establish contact with some of his father's people in North Carolina. A single letter relates to Whitehead's farming operation. It is an 1869 letter concerning the sale of 18 bales of his cotton at Petersburg, Va.
Subject Headings
Acquisitions Information
Gift, Daisy Crump Whitehead, Lynchburg, Va., 1940.