An edition of Miss Mary's money
(2015)
Miss Mary's money
fortune and misfortune in a North Carolina plantation family, 1760-1924
by Jones, H. G.
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"The Smith fortune was made by Mary's grandfather, Revolutionary War veteran Francis Jones, and survived the profligacy of his son-in-law, Dr. James Smith, before being willed to the university and the North Carolina Episcopal diocese. Hundreds of descendants have been virtually ignored. This book, the result of eight years of research, is for them"--
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Miss Mary's money: fortune and misfortune in a North Carolina plantation family, 1760-1924
2015
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Table of Contents
Preface: "The wealthy old lady"
Landed grandfather : Francis Jones (1760-1844)
Profligate father : Congressman James Strudwick Smith (1787-1852)
Boozing politician son : James Sidney Smith (1819-1867)
Lecherous doctor son : Francis Jones Smith (1816-1877)
Saintly daughter : Mary Ruffin Smith (1814-1885)
Beneficiaries : church and state
Warring Episcopalians: the battle for Price Creek
Saving St. Mary's School
Healing the wounds : the Chapel of the Cross
Cleaning up, warming up, and lighting up the university
End of the trail.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.
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