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22 May 1823. "Settlement with Col. William Polk."
Colonel William Polk, a hero of the American Revolution, served on the Board of Trustees from 1790 to 1834. He was also one of Raleigh's leading citizens. As this document shows, he hired out five of his slaves to work on the construction of Old…
![8 November 1796. Joseph Caldwell to [John H. Hobart].](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8990d8c85e199683c68eb279f200e0eb.jpg "8 November 1796. Joseph Caldwell to [John H. Hobart].")
16 October 1859. Leonard Henderson to his mother.
Sunday Oct 16th 1859
Dear Mother
I will now try to answer your letter but you must not expect good writing for it is so cold that I can scarcely hold my pen for we have a room without fire as our stove has not been put up yet. I received your…
Dear Mother
I will now try to answer your letter but you must not expect good writing for it is so cold that I can scarcely hold my pen for we have a room without fire as our stove has not been put up yet. I received your…
Sketch of the First President's House by Hope Summerell Chamberlain in 1926.
This sketch of the first president's house by Hope Summerell Chamberlain was done in 1926. At the time, it was occupied by Prof. Mitchell and had become known as Mitchell House. It was however completed in 1795 for the first President, located where…