Cowand Family Papers
This collection consists of letters written to or by the Cowand (also spelled Cowan) and Rice families of Bertie County, North Carolina. Joseph J. Cowand (b. ca. 1837) served in the Confederate Army in Co. G, 32nd North Carolina Infantry. Two of his cousins, Alfred E. Cowand (b. ca. 1845), James R. Cowand (b. ca. 1846), and and an uncle, Edward Rice (b. ca. 1835), served in the Union Army in Co. B, 2nd North Carolina Infantry (U. S.) Another cousin, Ralph D. Myers, served in the Confederate Army in Co. F, 4th North Carolina Cavalry (59th Regiment NC State Troops). Many of the letters in this collection were sent to Winifred Cowand (b. ca. 1844), the daughter of Bertie County farmer Starkey Cowand and his wife, Polly. Winifred was the sister of Alfred E. and James R. Cowand.
Letters
| ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8920 | Cowand1 | May 23, 1862 | Joseph J. Cowand | Winifred Cowand, Cecelia Rice | Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA | Bertie County, NC |
| 8921 | Cowand2 | June 16, 1862 | Joseph J. Cowand | Winifred Cowand | Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA | Bertie County, NC |
| 8922 | Cowand3 | July 20, 1862 | Joseph J. Cowand | Winifred Cowand | Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA | Bertie County, NC |
| 8923 | Cowand4 | August 4, 1862 | Joseph J. Cowand | Winifred Cowand | Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA | Bertie County, NC |
| 8924 | Cowand5 | September 17, 1862 | Joseph J. Cowand | Winifred Cowand | Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA | Bertie County, NC |
| 8925 | Cowand6 | October 11, 1862 | Joseph J. Cowand | Winifred Cowand | Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA | Bertie County, NC |
| 8926 | Cowand7 | November 18, 1862 | Joseph J. Cowand | Winifred Cowand | Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA | Bertie County, NC |
| 8927 | Cowand8 | December 19, 1862 | W. R. Chesson | John B. Chesson | Hamilton, Martin County, NC | Martin County, NC |
| 8928 | Cowand9 | December 29, 1862 | Joseph J. Cowand | Winifred Cowand | Drewry's Bluff, Chesterfield County, VA | Bertie County, NC |
| 8929 | Cowand10 | February 5, 1863 | Joseph J. Cowand | Cecelia Rice | Kinston, Lenoir County, NC | Bertie County, NC |
| 8930 | Cowand11 | February 15, 1863 | Joseph J. Cowand | Winifred Cowand | Kinston, Lenoir County, NC | Bertie County, NC |
| 8931 | Cowand12 | April 28, 1863 | Joseph J. Cowand | Winifred Cowand | Greenville, Pitt County, NC | Bertie County, NC |
| 8932 | Cowand13 | May 31, 1863 | Joseph J. Cowand | Winifred Cowand | Fredericksburg, VA | Bertie County, NC |
| 8933 | Cowand14 | August 20, 1863 | Ralph D. Myers | Winifred Cowand | Culpeper, Culpeper County, VA | Bertie County, NC |
| 8934 | Cowand15 | April 3, 1864 | Edward Rice | Cecelia Rice | Plymouth, Washington County, NC | Bertie County, NC |
| 8935 | Cowand16 | April 3, 1864 | Alfred E. Cowand | Winifred Cowand, Starkey Cowand | Plymouth, Washington County, NC | Bertie County, NC |
| 8936 | Cowand17 | April 11, 1864 | Alfred E. Cowand | Winifred Cowand, Starkey Cowand | Plymouth, Washington County, NC | Bertie County, NC |
| 8937 | Cowand18 | December 31, 1864 | James R. Cowand | Winifred Cowand, Starkey Cowand | Carolina City, NC | Bertie County, NC |
| 8938 | Cowand19 | January 20, 1865 | James R. Cowand | Winifred Cowand, Starkey Cowand | Carolina City, NC | Bertie County, NC |
| 8939 | Cowand20 | February 28, 1865 | James R. Cowand | Starkey Cowand | Carteret County, NC | Bertie County, NC |
