folder 146: Correspondence, January–May 1836

March 8, a will that documents Ned (about 40 years old), Fereby (about 35 years old), and her children Jack (about 10 years old) and Sam (about 7 years old) April 23 and May 20, letters in which Allen, a man enslaved by Harrison Terrell, was mentioned as a victim of an attempted lynching. Allen was visiting his wife and children at the home of Eliza J. Powell when the violence against him occurred. The letters are from Joseph Fowler of Wake County to G. W. Haywood Other materials include legal correspondence of George W. Haywood with northern law firms. A marked increase in family letters, including the letters of A. G. Hall to his wife, Rebecca, staying with her family in Raleigh. Their first child was born in January 1836, a girl who was named Eliza Haywood Hall and thereafter called Betsy. 20 February, Fabius Haywood to Alfred Williams, Greensborough, Ala., with news of the families in both localities. Evidence in the letter indicates that the Alabama venture was a combined effort to repay debts and recover reputation. 22 January, Harry Clark, Cook County, Tenn., to his nephew Lewis Dupree of Raleigh. 8 March, copy of the will of Thomas Lambeth of Chatham County. 18 April, Theo A. Snow, Liberty Va., to George W. Haywood, friendly letter. 13 May, Joseph Gales Johnson, Choctaw, Columbus (Miss.?) on the influence of Santa Anna on the cotton market and advantages of emigrating to Texas as soon as the land opened up. A. G. Hall to Rebecca Haywood Hall. 26 September, H. Waddell, Pittsboro, to "My dear cousin" (Eliza Haywood) asking to room at her house. 6 November, (and March and April 1837) William Davie Haywood, Philadelphia, to his brother George on entering medical college. George W. was paying his tuition and expenses. Articles of agreement and correspondence with overseers. 2 November, Richard D. Speight, New Bern, legal business with W. Haywood.