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CreatorPatrick, John Tyrant, 1852-1918 Quantity0.01 Linear feet General Physical Description noteLocationFor current information on the location of these materials, please consult the
Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff LanguageEnglish Acquisitions InformationTransferred by Iredell Public Library, 2000 (Accession no. 2000-0011). ProcessingProcessed by: Special Collections Staff;machine-readable finding aid created by: Dawne E. Howard Scope and Content NoteThis letter, dated December 14, 1883, and sent from John T. Patrick in Wadesboro, North Carolina, to Mrs. A. L. Coble in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, relates details about John T. Patrick's trip to exhibitions in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and Boston, Massachusetts, where he had been promoting North Carolina and encouraging immigration. The letter also reveals Patrick's plan to sell land in North Carolina to northern farmers. Both the original letter and a typed transcription are included. Biographical NoteJohn Tyrant Patrick (1852 - 1918) was a journalist and resort developer from Wadesboro, North Carolina. Patrick attracted northerners to North Carolina by advertising inexpensive, fertile land in northern newspapers. In 1883, North Carolina Governor Thomas J. Jarvis appointed Patrick as the head of the Department of Immigration. During his tenure, he established the resort towns of Southern Pines and Pinebluff, North Carolina. He also assisted in the in establishing the North Carolina towns of Pinehurst, Roseland, Peachland, Vaughn, and Southmont. During his career, Patrick also served as industrial agent of the Seaboard Air-Line Railway and the Southern Pacific Railroad. He later bought property in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and developed the highway from Asheville to Charlotte via Chimney Rock. For more information about Patrick, see the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, Vol. 5, P-S. Controlled TermsAccess to CollectionThis collection is open for research; access requires ate least 24 hours advance notice. For more information contact us via mail, phone, fax, or our web form. Special Collections Research Center Telephone(919) 515-2273 Fax(919) 513-1787 Preferred Citation[Identification of item], John Tyrant Patrick letter to Mrs. A. L. Coble, MSS 283, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC Access to CollectionThe nature of the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NCSU Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. |
