James Wesley Cates Papers
J.W. Cates was a Burlington, North Carolina lumber dealer and civic leader. His papers consist of business correspondence with lumber, coal and naval stores dealers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and with his brother who was involved with naval stores and lumber in Wakulla, Florida. Includes price lists, shipping invoices and bills of sale. Also included is family correspondence, photographs, financial and legal documents, notebooks, printed items, business ledgers, and clippings.
Biographical and Historical Note
J.W. Cates was a Burlington, N.C., lumber dealer and civic leader.
Collection Overview
His papers consist of business correspondence with lumber, coal and naval stores dealers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virgina, and with his brother who was involved with naval stores and lumber in Wakulla, Florida. Includes price lists, shipping invoices and bills of sale. Also included is family correspondence, photographs, financial and legal documents, notebooks, printed items, business ledgers, and clippings.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
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- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
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- Preferred Citation
- James Wesley Cates Papers (MS173), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.