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Director:
Todd Johnson
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Physical Address:
Heritage Center
241 E. Market Street
Smithfield, NC 27577
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2709
Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone: 919-934-2836
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Historical Image and Manuscript Archives
William R. Keen Papers
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Collection Date(s): 1912
to 1929
Call Number(s): PC 4
Physical Description: 1/2 cubic foot of business and legal records.
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Biographical Sketch: William R. Keen (1882-1931) was a merchant in Four Oaks from around 1910 until his death. He was also mayor of the town for a number of years in the early 20th century. He was an active member of the Four Oaks Methodist Church and the Four Oaks Masonic Lodge. A native of Ingrams Township, he was the son of John W. and Lou Tiner Keen and was married to Helen Pierce.
Collection Description: These papers, including chattel mortgages, real estate mortgages, crop liens, and other records of debts owed to the Keen business, apparently were turned over to Congressman Edward W. Pou, an attorney in Smithfield, when William R. Keen's estate was being settled in the early 1930s. Illiterate farmers signed many of the documents with an "x" mark.
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Container Contents:
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PC 4
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Records
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Liens, mortgages, and notes
, 1912
to 1920
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PC 4
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Records
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Liens, mortgages, and notes
, 1921
to 1923
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PC 4
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Records
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Liens, mortgages, and notes
, 1924
to 1925
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PC 4
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Records
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Liens, mortgages, and notes
, 1926
to 1927
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PC 4
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Records
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Liens, mortgages, and notes
, 1928
to 1929
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PC 4
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Records
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Accounts Receivable
, 1919
to 1924
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Autographs:
Adams, Julia [F]
Adams, Mrs. D. W.
Adams, Needham (x)
Adams, W.B. (x)
Alderman, William (x)
Allen, Helon
Allen, W.G.
Altman, Luther
Anderson, Henry (x)
Baker, J.V. (x)
Baker, Willis A.
Beasley, J.G.
Carroll, J[ames] M.
Coats, Julia
Coats, Preston
Cox, Frank
Dunn, N.N. (x)
Dunn, [Thina?]
Gum, Joe M. (x)
Hudson, J.L.
Johnson, Calbert
Johnson, Ira B.
Johnson, R.A.
Keen, J.R.
Lee, Ch C.
Lee, Dalton
Lee, Nancy E. (x)
Lee, R.D.
Lee, Sudie F. (x)
Lucas, Mary (x)
Massengill, Bady (x)
Massengill, R.E.
Massengill, W.B.
Moore, J[oe] R.
Nixon, I[sham] G.
Perry, H.E.
Rodgers, Ed
Strickland, Julius L.
Wallace, C.C. (x)
Wallace, M. C. (x)
Webb, J.A. (x)
Wellons, C.H.
Williford, Callie
Williford, W.B.
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Subject Keywords:
Agriculture - Crop Liens - Johnston County Crop Liens -
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Commerce - Johnston County - -
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Indebtedness - Johnston County - Indebtedness -
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