North Carolina Agricultural Society Certificate, August 18, 1869

1869-08-18

              North Carolina 
Agricultural Society.
This is to Certify that Jas. H. Harris having paid the sum of Twenty Dollars, is a Life Member of the North Carolina  Agricultural Society, and is thereby exempt from the Annual Fee, and is entitled, during life, 
To annual admittance for himself, wife, and children under twelve years of age, and to the right to exhibit at the next Fair. 
Raleigh, N. C. Augt. 18th 1869
Kemp P. Battle, President
No 55 W. A. Jones, Treasurer

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Title	North Carolina Agricultural Society Certificate, August 18, 1869
Creator	North Carolina Agricultural Society
Contributor	Long, W. A. Battle, Kemp P. (Kemp Plummer), 1831-1919
Date	1869-08-18
Subjects	Harris, James H., 1832-1891 North Carolina Agricultural Society African American farmers--North Carolina African Americans African Americans--History--North Carolina African Americans--Social conditions
Index Terms	Harris, James H., 1832-1891; Long, W. A.; Battle, Kemp P.;
Place	North Carolina, United States
Time Period	(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction
Description	A certificate of life membership to the North Carolina Agriculture Society for James H. Harris. James Henry Harris was an African American Republican legislator (1868, 1872, 1883) and editor from Granville County, N.C. Harris's postwar appointments include those as "Teacher of Freed People in N.C." (New England Freedmen's Aid Society, 1865), council member of Union League of America (1867), Raleigh city commissioner (1868), and agent with Albion W. Tourgee to solicit northern contributions for the destitute in North Carolina (1868).
Rights	The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers.
Physical Characteristics	Certificate; pages
Collection	James Henry Harris Papers. State Archives of North Carolina
Local call no.	PC.1319
MARS ID	1829 (Record Group)
Type	Text Image
Language	English
Format	Documents Proclamations
Digital Collection	Civil War Collection
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Audience	All

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