Adam Brevard Davidson Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Confederate bank and bond certificates. Companies represented include the Bank of the State of North Carolina (1854), Merchants Bank of South Carolina, Cheraw (1859), Bank of Chester, South Carolina (1855), Commercial Insurance Company (1855), Exchange Bank of Columbia (1859-1862), North Carolina Volunteer Navy Company (1864), Western Plank Road Company (1854), Steamship Rattlesnake (1862), and Joint Stock Confederate Publishing Company (undated). For biographical information and family history see the Edward Lee Baxter Davidson Collection - DC0180s
Dates
- Creation: 1854-1871 and undated
Biographical / Historical
A. Brevard Davidson was a Trustee of Davidson College from 1845 to 1876. Although he was opposed to North Carolina's succession, he eventually invested heavily in Confederate Bonds. After the war, he invested in real estate in Charlotte, North Carolina. His son, E.L. Baxter Davidson attended Davidson in the 1870s.
Extent
1 folders (1 folder)
Language
English
Processing Information
Processed on Sep-94
Subject
- Davidson, Adam Brevard, 1808-1896 (Person)
- Title
- Adam Brevard Davidson Collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository