Recollections of my slavery days / William Henry Singleton ; introduction and annotations by Katherine Mellen Charron and David S. Cecelski.
William Henry Singleton was born in 10 August 1843 in New Bern, North Carolina. His father was probably William G. Singleton (1823-1881) and his mother was Lettice Nelson. He enlisted in the Union Army in 1863. He married Maria Wanton (1849-1898) in 1868. Their daughter, Lulu (1884-1956), married Collins L. Fitch (1882-1951) in 1905. They had eight children. Includes Hall, Nelson and related families.
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- ISBN: 086526287X
- ISBN: 9780865262874
- Physical Description: xvii, 123 pages, 14 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, genealogical tables ; 20 cm
- Publisher: Raleigh : Division of Archives and History, 1999.
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- General Note:
- "Published with special assistance from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens"--Title page.NC Historic Sites copy is the second printing, 2007.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-113) and index.
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