List of All Primary Documents
These primary documents are listed in chronological order according to the date they were written.
For more information about the context of these materials, please see the essays written by Dr. Erika Lindemann.
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799, and Pettigrew, Ebenezer, 1783-1848
Letter from John and Ebenezer Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, May 4, 1795
4 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Board of Trustees
"Laws and Regulations for the University of North Carolina," August 2, 1795
16 pages, 20 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799, and Pettigrew, Ebenezer, 1783-1848
Letter from John and Ebenezer Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, October 3, 1795
3 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799
Letter from John Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, June 27, 1797
3 pages, 4 page images
- Webb, William Edwards, ca. 1777-1829
"Are Treaties Which Are Made Contrary to the Law of Nations Binding?" Composition of William E. Webb for the Dialectic Society, August 1797
2 pages, 2 page images
- Jones, Atlas, d. 1841
Letter from Atlas Jones to Calvin Jones, [April 1803]
3 pages, 4 page images
- Forney, Daniel, 1784-1847
"Is Duelling Justifiable?" Composition of Daniel Forney for the Dialectic Society, August 29, 1804
8 pages, 8 page images
- Giles, John B., 1788-1846
Letter from John B. Giles to Adlai Osborne, July 29, 1806
2 pages, 3 page images
- Ramsey, John Ambrose
Letter from John A. Ramsey to the Trustees, June 28, 1810
3 pages, 4 page images
- Brownrigg, Richard Thomas, 1793-1846
Letter from Richard T. Brownrigg to Thomas Brownrigg, March 5, 1811
3 pages, 4 page images
- Caldwell, Joseph, 1773-1835
Letter from Joseph Caldwell to Calvin Jones, September 5, 1811
3 pages, 4 page images
- Jones, John Cargill
Letter from John C. Jones to Thomas W. Jones, September 8, 1813
4 pages, 4 page images
- Brookes, Iveson Lewis, 1793-1865
Letter from Iveson L. Brookes to Jonathan Brookes, September 1816
3 pages, 4 page images
- Shepard, William Biddle, 1799-1852
On the Massacre at Dartmoor Prison, Senior Speech of William B. Shepard, September 16, 1816; The Carolina Federal Republican, October 19, 1816, 2
1 page
- No Author
The University's Response to William B. Shepard's Speech, October 15, 1816; The Raleigh Minerva, October 18, 1816, 3
1 page
- Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849
"On the Admission of Foreigners into Office in the United States," Speech of James K. Polk for the Dialectic Society, August 30, 1817
7 pages, 8 page images
- Brookes, Iveson Lewis, 1793-1865
Letter from Iveson L. Brookes to Jonathan Brookes, August 29, 1818
4 pages, 4 page images
- Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857
Letter from Elisha Mitchell to Maria North, February 11, 1818
3 pages, 4 page images
- Shaw, William Andrew, 1804-1884
Inaugural Address of William A. Shaw for the Dialectic Society, April 4, 1821
9 pages, 10 page images
- Polk, Lucius Junius, 1808-1869
Grey's Memoria Technica, Excerpt from Lucius J. Polk's Notebook, August 12, 1821
5 pages, 6 page images
- Polk, Lucius Junius, 1808-1869
"College Rules," Poem by Lucius J. Polk, [1821]
2 pages, 2 page images
- Rencher, Abraham, 1798-1883
Letter from Abraham Rencher to Elisha Mitchell, March 20, 1823
3 pages, 4 page images
- Hughes, Leander, fl. 1823-1824
Letter from Leander Hughes to John Hughes, August 23, 1823
2 pages, 2 page images
- Harrison, Frederick William
Letter from F. W. Harrison to Thomas Jones, April 10, 1824
3 pages, 4 page images
- Hughes, Leander, fl. 1823-1824
Letter from Leander Hughes to John Hughes, October 2, 1824
2 pages, 3 page images
- Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857
Excerpt from the Letter from Elisha Mitchell to John Ravenscroft, February 8, 1825
4 pages, 4 page images
- Lewis, Richard Henry, 1806-1857
Letter from Richard H. Lewis to Exum Lewis, March 5, 1825
2 pages, 3 page images
- Lewis, Richard Henry, 1806-1857
Letter from Richard H. Lewis to Emma Lewis, August 20, 1825
2 pages, 3 page images
- Lewis, Richard Henry, 1806-1857
Letter from Richard H. Lewis to Exum Lewis, September 24, 1825
2 pages, 2 page images
- Smith, Franklin Lafayette
Letter from F. L. Smith to Daniel M. Barringer, June 2, 1826
4 pages, 4 page images
- Smith, Franklin Lafayette
Letter from F. L. Smith to Gustavus Miller, February 1, 1828
4 pages, 4 page images
- Hall, James Davidson, 1806-1892
On an Old-Field School, Composition of James D. Hall for the Dialectic Society, April 23, 1828
7 pages, 8 page images
- Lees, David McMichen, 1807-1872
"The Great Power of Literary Men," Speech of David M. Lees, [September 1828]
4 pages, 4 page images
- Lees, David McMichen, 1807-1872
Letter from David M. Lees to Hugh M. Lees, March 17, 1829
4 pages, 4 page images
- Lea, Solomon, 1807-1897
Letter from Solomon Lea to Lorenzo Lea, September 1, 1829
4 pages, 4 page images
- Stephens, Samuel Barron, d. 1882
Letter from Samuel B. Stephens to William Gaston, July 11, 1831
3 pages, 4 page images
- Blake, Samuel Richardson
Letter from Samuel R. Blake to Thomas Blake, September 23, 1831
2 pages, 2 page images
- Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873
Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, August 6, 1832
3 pages, 4 page images
- Lea, Solomon, 1807-1897
Letter from Solomon Lea to William Lea, September 14, 1832
3 pages, 3 page images
- Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873
Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, September 17, [1834]
3 pages, 4 page images
- Horton, George Moses, 1798?-ca. 1880.
"An Acrostic on the Pleasures of Beauty," Poem by George M. Horton, [ca. 1835]
1 page, 2 page images
- Hairston, Peter Wilson, 1819-1886
Letter from Peter W. Hairston to Ruth S. Hairston, February 3, 1835
2 pages, 3 page images
- Jones, John T.
Letter from John T. Jones to Mary Ann Lenoir, February 11, 1836
4 pages, 4 page images
- Lewis, Kenelm Harrison, 1816-1866
Letter from Kenelm H. Lewis to Emma Lewis, February 28, 1836
3 pages, 4 page images
- Avery, William Waightstill, 1816-1864
"Should the Office of Chief Magistrate Be Awarded to One Distinguished for His Military Services Rather Than to One Distinguished for His Civil Services?" Debate Speech of William W. Avery for the Dialectic Society, June 22, 1836
12 pages, 12 page images
- Taylor, Leonard Henderson, b. 1819
"Should the Office of Chief Magistrate Be Awarded to One Distinguished for His Military Services Rather Than to One Distinguished for His Civil Services?" Debate Speech of Leonard Henderson Taylor for the Dialectic Society, June 22, 1836
8 pages, 8 page images
- Swann, Alexander D., b.1819
Debate Speech of Alexander D. Swann for the Dialectic Society, June 22, 1836: "Should the Office of Chief Magistrate Be Awarded to One Distinguished for His Military Services Rather Than to One Distinguished for His Civil Services?"
7 pages, 8 page images
- Busbee, Perrin H., 1816-1853
Debate Speech of Perrin H. Busbee for the Dialectic Society, June 22, 1836: "Should the Office of Chief Magistrate Be Awarded to One Distinguished for His Military Services Rather Than to One Distinguished for His Civil Services?"
8 pages, 8 page images
- Lewis, Kenelm Harrison, 1816-1866
Letter from Kenelm H. Lewis to Emma Lewis, May 26, 1837
3 pages, 4 page images
- Long, William John, 1815-1882
Debate Speech of William J. Long for the Dialectic Society, June 23, 1837: "Should Texas Be Admitted into the Union?"
11 pages, 12 page images
- Caldwell, Tod Robinson, 1818-1874
Letter from Tod R. Caldwell to John Caldwell, August 2, 1837
1 page, 2 page images
- Horton, George Moses, 1798?-ca. 1880.
Poem by George M. Horton, September 1837: "Farewell Address to Prof. Hooper"
1 page, 1 page image
- Jones, Alpheus
Letter from Alpheus Jones to Peter W. Hairston, October 23, 1837
3 pages, 4 page images
- Lewis, Kenelm Harrison, 1816-1866
Letter from Kenelm H. Lewis to Emma Lewis, February 28, 1838
4 pages, 4 page images
- Jones, Alpheus
Letter from Alpheus Jones to Peter W. Hairston, May 9, 1838
3 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). General Faculty
Class Schedule, September 2, 1838
1 page, 1 page image
- Clement, Ralph A., and Hartwell, Charles P.
Letter from R. A. Clement and Charles P. Hartwell to Edmund T. Wilkins, February 20, 1839
1 page, 2 page images
- Perry, Joshua
Letter from Joshua Perry to Jeremiah Perry, May 18, 1839
2 pages, 3 page images
- Lenoir, Thomas Isaac, 1817-1882
Letter from Thomas I. Lenoir to Thomas Lenoir, May 30, 1839
4 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). General Faculty
Faculty Minutes, June 1839
6 pages, 6 page images
- Barnes, David Alexander, 1819-1892
Excerpts from the Diary of David A. Barnes, February 10 and 15, 1840
2 pages, 2 page images
- Mullins, William Sidney, 1824-1878
Excerpts from the Diary of William S. Mullins, November 23 through 25, 1840
6 pages, 6 page images
- Wilson, Richard Don, 1819-1883
"On the Influence of Women," Commencement Address of R. Don Wilson, [June] 1841
12 pages, 12 page images
- Dusenberry, James Lawrence, b. 1821
Excerpts from the Diary of James L. Dusenbery, August 14, 1841, February 27 and June 1842
7 pages, 7 page images
- Hall, Robert Troy, b. 1823
"Elegy on a Sore Toe," Poem by [Robert T. Hall], November 15, 1842
2 pages, 2 page images
- Whitaker, Exum Lewis, 1823-1847
Letter from Exum Whitaker to William F. Lewis, April 1, 1843
4 pages, 4 page images
- Walker, Thomas Davis
"Confederated Government," Speech of Thomas O. D. Walker, April 19, 1843
7 pages, 7 page images
- Bryan, John Heritage, 1825-1891
"On Capital Punishment," Composition of John H. Bryan, May 17, 1843
3 pages, 3 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to D. W. Bagley, July 1, 1843
4 pages, 4 page images
- Covington, Edmund DeBerry, 1823-1845
Excerpts from the Diary of Edmund D. Covington, September 25 and October 3, 1843
3 pages, 3 page images
- Covington, Edmund DeBerry, 1823-1845
"What Is Life?" Poem by Edmund D. Covington, March 1844
2 pages, 2 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to Margaret Bagley, September 7, 1844
1 page, 1 page image
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to D. W. Bagley, February 27, 1845
2 pages, 2 page images
- Weaver, Richard Thomas
"The Life and Character of John Howard," Senior Speech of Richard T. Weaver, April 1846
5 pages, 6 page images
- Hall, Eli West, 1827-1865
"The Influence of Climate on the Mental and Physical Constitution of Man," Composition of Eli W. Hall, June 1, 1846
4 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
On the Day the Session Breaks, Composition of James J. Pettigrew, [1847]
4 pages, 4 page images
- Hall, Eli West, 1827-1865
Senior Speech of Eli. W. Hall, March 1847: "Rise and Destiny of the Union"
10 pages, 11 page images
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Letter from Henry W. Longfellow to James J. Pettigrew, March 27, 1847
4 pages, 5 page images
- Fuller, Bartholomew, 1829-1882
Composition of Bartholomew Fuller: "The Dangers of a College Life"
3 pages, 4 page images
- Kingsbury, Theodore Bryant, 1828-1913
Composition of Theodore B. Kingsbury, September 1848: "Our Literature"
8 pages, 9 page images
- Patterson, Rufus Lenoir, 1830-1879
Letter from Rufus L. Patterson to Samuel F. Patterson, April 18, 1849
3 pages, 3 page images
- Patterson, Rufus Lenoir, 1830-1879
Letter from Rufus L. Patterson to Phoebe C. Patterson, May 8, 1849
4 pages, 4 page images
- Garrett, Thomas Miles, 1830-1864
Excerpts from the Diary of Thomas M. Garrett, July 4 and August 31, 1849
4 pages, 4 page images
- Fuller, Bartholomew, 1829-1882
Inaugural Address of Bartholomew Fuller for the Dialectic Society, August 23, 1850
4 pages, 5 page images
- Lacy, James Horace, 1834-1852
Class Composition of J. Horace Lacy, [January 1851]: "Prejudice Against Composition Writing"
4 pages, 4 page images
- Thompson, George Nicholas, 1832-1891
Excerpts from the Diary of George N. Thompson, January 26, February 14, and February 15, 1851
9 pages, 9 page images
- No Author
"Local Phrases," The North Carolina University Magazine 1, no. 3 (April 1852): 128
1 page, 1 page image
- McNeill, Hector J., d. 1860
Letter from Hector J. McNeill to Daniel C. and Ann M. McNeill, August 18, 1852
3 pages, 4 page images
- Lacy, James Horace, 1834-1852
Letter from J. Horace Lacy to Aunt Kate, September 11, 1852
8 pages, 8 page images
- McIver, Alexander, 1822-1902, and Scales, Junius Irving, 1832-1888
Correctors' Report of Alexander McIver and Junius I. Scales for the Dialectic Society, April 1, 1853
3 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Philanthropic Society
Philanthropic Society Minutes, August 10 and 11, 1855
1 page, 2 page images
- Mason, Thomas Williams, 1839-1921
Class Composition of Thomas W. Mason, [1856]: "The Journal of a Day"
9 pages, 9 page images
- Mason, Thomas Williams, 1839-1921
Class Composition of Thomas W. Mason, [1856]: "The Eagle Doesn't Catch Flies"
5 pages, 6 page images
- Dowd, William Carey, 1835-1860
Class Composition of William C. Dowd, [1856]: "Eagles Don't Catch Flies"
5 pages, 5 page images
- Hedrick, Benjamin Sherwood, 1827-1886
Letter from Benjamin S. Hedrick to H. R. Helper, October 27, 1856
4 pages, 4 page images
- Brown, Hugh Thomas, 1835-1861
Debate Speech of Hugh T. Brown for the Dialectic Society, June 2, 1857: "Have Men of Action Been More Beneficial to the World Than Men of Thought?"
13 pages, 14 page images
- Jones, Hamilton Chamberlain, 1837-1904
Debate Speech of Hamilton C. Jones, Jr., for the Dialectic Society, June 2, 1857: "Have Men of Action Been More Beneficial to the World Than Men of Thought?"
10 pages, 11 page images
- McAfee, Leroy Mangum, 1837-1873
Debate Speech of Lee M. McAfee for the Dialectic Society, June 2, 1857: "Have Men of Action Been More Beneficial to the World Than Men of Thought?"
22 pages, 24 page images
- Coleman, William Macon, 1838-ca. 1916
Debate Speech of William M. Coleman for the Dialectic Society, June 2, 1857: "Have Men of Action Been More Beneficial to the World Than Men of Thought?"
14 pages, 16 page images
- Neal, Nathan P.
Letter from Nathan P. Neal to Aaron and Elizabeth Neal, September 2, 1857
4 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Dialectic Society
Dialectic Society Minutes, September 25 and 26, 1857
3 pages, 3 page images
- Dowd, William Carey, 1835-1860
Valedictory Oration of William C. Dowd, June 3, 1858
8 pages, 8 page images
- Whitfield, William Blackledge, 1842-1862
Excerpts from the Diary of William B. Whitfield, April 3 and June 7, 1860
6 pages, 6 page images
- Headen, William Joseph, 1837-1865
Commencement Address of William J. Headen, June 7, 1860: "The Sentiment of Honor"
4 pages, 4 page images
- Thomson, Ruffin H., 1841-1888
Letter from Ruffin Thomson to William H. Thomson, August 6, 1860
4 pages, 4 page images
- McLaurin, William H.
Letter from William H. McLaurin to D. A. McLaurin, [October] 2, 1860
4 pages, 4 page images
- Thomson, Alfred Grayson, 1838-1863; Garrett, Franklin, b. 1840; Ross, Jesse Goodwin, 1840-1862; Taylor, Simon Henderson, 1840-1861; Davidson, Thomas Benjamin, 1840-1864; and Michie, William Cochran, b. 1840
Resolution, [January 1861]
3 pages, 3 page images
- Halliburton, John Wesley, b. 1840
Letter from John W. Halliburton, March 6, [1861]
4 pages, 4 page images
- Armstrong, Edward Hall, 1841-1864
Letter from Edward H. Armstrong to Thomas G. Armstrong, April 20, 1861
4 pages, 4 page images
- Price, Harry Hill, b. 1842; Peebles, Robert Bruce, 1841-1916; and Avery, Willoughby F., 1843-1876
Petition, April 27, [1861]
3 pages, 4 page images
- Sessoms, Preston Harrell, b. 1843
Letter from Preston H. Sessoms to Penelope E. White, September 27, 1861
4 pages, 4 page images
- Sessoms, Preston Harrell, b. 1843
Letter from Preston H. Sessoms to Penelope E. White, August 28, 1862
2 pages, 2 page images
- London, Henry Armand, 1846-1918
Excerpt from the Diary of Henry A. London, Fall 1862
2 pages, 2 page images
- London, Henry Armand, 1846-1918
Letter from Henry A. London to Lilla London, February 16, 1864
4 pages, 4 page images
- London, Henry Armand, 1846-1918
Excerpt from the Diary of Henry A. London, Fall 1864
1 page, 2 page images
- Mallett, Charles Peter, 1792-1873
Excerpts from the Letter of Charles P. Mallett to Charles B. Mallett, April 18, 1865
11 pages, 11 page images
- Fries, John Williams, b. 1846
"Legend of Chapel Hill, 1866"
4 pages, 4 page images
- Mitchell, James Billingslea, 1844-1891
Letter from J.B. Mitchell to Ruffin H. Thomson, December 20, 1866
4 pages, 4 page images
- Stancell, Millard Fillmore, 1848-1907
Letter from Millard F. Stancell to Benjamin D. Stancell, March 16, 1867
4 pages, 4 page images
- Graham, George W.
Senior Oration of George W. Graham for the Dialectic Society, February 22, 1868: "Envy"
5 pages, 6 page images
- Means, Paul Barringer, 1845-1911
Inagural Address of Paul B. Means for the Dialectic Society, May 8, 1868
8 pages, 9 page images