William Boling Dunn, Sr., Papers

MS34

William Boling Dunn, Senior, was a Wake County, North Carolina native and planter. His papers consist of receipts for taxes owed to North Carolina and the Confederate government; store receipts; tuition receipts from Wake Forest College; two land indentures; a letter about the purchase of a cotton gin (1838); and papers relating to the purchase or hire of five enslaved people that he held captive.

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Summary Information

Repository: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title: William Boling Dunn, Sr., Papers
Date: 1838-1876 (inclusive)
Extent: 0.21 Linear Feet / 1 half-document box
ID: MS34

Biographical and Historical Note

William Boling Dunn, Senior, was a Wake County, North Carolina native and planter.

Collection Overview

This collection contains receipts for taxes owed to North Carolina and Confederate government; store receipts; tuition receipts from Wake Forest College; two land indentures; a letter about the purchase of a cotton gin (1838); and bills of sale and receipts for the purchase or hire of five enslaved people.

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This collection contains materials related to enslavement. Proceed with care.

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Dunn, William Boling, Sr.

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Publication Information: Processed by John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex.
Revision Description: Revised by Stephanie Bennett, Stephanie Bennett, 2016, 2020
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for use.
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Preferred Citation: William Boling Dunn, Sr., Papers (MS34), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

Collection Inventory

Tax receipts (1863-1864) box 1 folder 1A receipt for taxes due the Confederate States government, July 21, 1863; a receipt for taxes due the state of North Carolina, March 5, 1864; and a receipt for agricultural products due the Confederate States government, Nov. 8, 1864.
Bonds (1863, 1865) box 1 folder 2A $500 bond made Feb. 20, 1863 for loan to the Confederate States; and a certificate confirming the purchase of a CSA bond, March 22, 1865.
Bills of sale and receipts for enslaved people (1854-1864) box 1 folder 3A promissory note for the hire of "Negro boy Bill," 1854; the purchase of two enslaved people, Nancy and Jame or James, 1854; a receipt for the sale of an enslaved person named Bill, 1858; and a receipt for an enslaved person named David "to work on fortifications around Wilmington" in 1864.
Store receipts (1849-1869) box 1 folder 4
Tuition receipts, Wake Forest College (1873-1876) box 1 folder 5
Land indentures and foundry (1851, 1869) box 1 folder 6Two land indentures, 1851 and an interest in a foundry, 1869.
Letter, purchase of two cotton gins (1838 July 24) box 1 folder 7Letter of confirmation from Clemons, Brown and Company, Columbus, Georgia.

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