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Frederick D. Poisson Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-MS-170

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

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

Contact:

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