William A. Blount

First Name: William
Middle Name(s): A.
Last Name: Blount
Rank: 
Major General
Biography: 

Thomas G. Harding (b. ca. 1815) was a Beaufort County, North Carolina farmer. In 1860 he was employed by William Augustus Blount to work as an overseer on Blount’s plantation, Meadowview, in the Chocowinity neighborhood of Beaufort County. William A. Blount (1792-1867) came from a wealthy and prominent family, had served in the war of 1812, and was elected a major general in the North Carolina Militia in 1815.

Received Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
9974 Harding1 July 19, 1860 Thomas G. Harding William A. Blount Beaufort County, NC
9975 Harding2 September 17, 1860 Thomas G. Harding William A. Blount Beaufort County, NC
9976 Harding3 September 28, 1860 Thomas G. Harding William A. Blount Beaufort County, NC

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