Frederick D. Poisson Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a copy book owned by Wilmington attorney Frederick D. Poisson. Poisson used it to record debt collection information such as financial transactions and correspondence. Notable Wilmington citizens are mentioned, including Cantwell, Carr, Cameron, McIver, MacRae, Pearsall, Sprunt, Sutton, and Waddell. Also includes a letter trying to collect debt from Alfred Moore Waddell. The back of the front cover has instructions on how to use a copy book.
Dates
- Creation: 1873-1876
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is unprocessed. Contact staff at the Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History (csencah@uncw.edu) for information on access to this collection.
Copyright Statement
Copyright retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United StatesĀ copyright law.
Extent
1 Container (Contains 1 document box.)
Language of Materials
English
Geographic
- Title
- Frederick D. Poisson Collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository