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APPLETON OAKSMITH PAPERS, #2193, 1825-1888

Scattered papers of Oaksmith of Carteret County, North Carolina, state legislator and son of Seba Smith, Maine and New York political humorist, and Elizabeth Oakes (Prince) Smith, author, lecturer, and reformer who used the name Ernest Halfenstein. The collection includes letters written by Elizabeth Oakes (Prince) Smith that discuss North Carolina race relations (1874-1876). Microfilm available.