Governor John W. Ellis Proclamation
Scope and Contents
A copy of a rare broadside calling the North Carolina legislature into special session was issued by Gov. John W. Ellis on April 17, 1861. The session was called as a result of Abraham Lincoln's call to arms "for the invasion of the peaceful homes of the South....." Only one original is known to exist (according to the donor) from which this copy was made.
Dates
- Creation: 1861 April 17 (photocopy)
Creator
- Ellis, John Willis, 1820-1861 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Copyright Statement
Copyright retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Extent
1 Folder (Contains 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by Steve McAllister on February 21, 1985.
Digital Access
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Subject
- Ellis, John Willis, 1820-1861 (Person)
- North Carolina. Governor (1859-1861 : Ellis) (Organization)
- Title
- Governor John W. Ellis Proclamation
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lana Donaldson Taylor
- Date
- 1988
- 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 Randall Library Special Collections Repository