Inventory of the Choate Family Papers, 1857-1873

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        <titleproper>Inventory of the Choate Family Papers, 
                    <date normal="1857/1873">1857-1873</date>
                    <num>MF0031</num>
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        <author>Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex</author>
        <sponsor>Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO.</sponsor>
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        <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher>
        <address>
          <addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline>
          <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109</addressline>
          <addressline>336 758-5755</addressline>
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        <date>2004</date>
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                <date>2013-02-22T14:46-0500</date>
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      <unittitle>Choate Family Papers</unittitle>
      <unitid>MF0031</unitid>
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        <corpname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname>
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        <extent>35mm. Microfilm. Positive.</extent>
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      <unitdate normal="1857/1873" type="inclusive">1857-1873</unitdate>
      <physloc id="ref2" label="Location">For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives.</physloc>
      <abstract id="ref3" label="Abstract">These papers of family living in Alleghany County, North Carolina consists primarily of correspondence between William Thomas Choate (1832-64) and his wife, Martha (Fender) Choate (1836-97), during his service as a officer in Company I, 61st Regiment North Carolina State Troops during the Civil War. His letters are concerned with camp life, the Battle of Antietam, casualties, sickness in his company, and the need for food and clothing from home. Her letters are about the family and neighbors, deaths in the family and neighborhood, sickness, running the family farm, care of livestock, and her wanting William to come home. Other correspondents include William Choate's brothers, friends, relatives and others.</abstract>
      <origination label="creator">
        <famname source="ingest">Choate family</famname>
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      <head>Access Restrictions</head>
      <p>Collection is open.</p>
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      <head>Copyright Notice</head>
      <p>Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question or their descendants, unless otherwise designated. Users of this collection are responsible for using the materials in conformance with U.S. copyright law.</p>
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    <prefercite id="ref6">
      <head>Preferred Citation</head>
      <p>MF 31, Choate Family Papers, 1857-1873, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.</p>
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    <acqinfo id="ref7">
      <head>Acquisitions Information</head>
      <p>Loaned for microfilming and return by Mrs. Frances S. Goss, Winston-Salem, N, C, May 28, 1987</p>
      <p>MF 31.</p>
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      <head>Processing Information</head>
      <p>Processed by John Woodard. Encoded by Apex, April, 2005. Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through 
                <extref ns2:href="http://www.ncecho.org/">North Carolina ECHO</extref>.</p>
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      <head>Collection Overview</head>
      <p>These papers of a family living in Alleghany County, North Carolina consists primarily of correspondence between 
                <persname>William Thomas Choate</persname> (1832-64) and his wife, 
                <persname>Martha (Fender) Choate</persname> (1836-97), during his service as a officer in Company I, 61st Regiment, North Carolina State Troops during the Civil War.</p>
      <p>His letters are concerned with camp life, the Battle of Antietam, casualties, sickness in his company, and the need for food and clothing from home. Her letters are about the family and neighbors, deaths in the family and neighborhood, sickness, running the family farm, care of livestock, and her wanting William to come home.</p>
      <p>Other correspondents include William Choate's brothers, friends, and relatives.</p>
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