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000004089 037__ $$aGENERAL
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000004089 245__ $$aDearest Jeanie/Dearest Jack: Courtship Letters of Jane Smedberg and John Wilkes, 1853–1854
000004089 260__ $$aCharlotte, N.C.$$bCharlotte Mecklenburg Library$$cMay 2024
000004089 269__ $$a2024-05-24
000004089 300__ $$a327 pages
000004089 336__ $$aunspecified
000004089 337__ $$aunmediated
000004089 338__ $$aonline resource
000004089 500__ $$aTranscription of letter contained in the  Wilkes-Smedberg Family Papers, 1849-1921 collection. More information on that collection is available at https://specialcollections.cmlibrary.org/repositories/2/resources/150.
000004089 520__ $$aBorn digital book of the transcribed engagement letters of Jane Renwick Smedberg and John "Jack" Wilkes. Jane Smedberg was the daughter of a wealthy New York Merchant. John Wilkes was the son of a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and an officer in the U.S. Navy. He was one of the earliest graduates of the United States Naval Academy (USNA).   The couple settled in Charlotte during the mid-1800s and became members of the city's white elite class. John was involved in gold mining, flour milling, iron works, and banking. Jane was a noted philanthropist, donating money for the creation of St. Peter's Hospital (a forerunner of Atrium Health) and Good Samaritan Hospital (no longer extant). Good Samaritan or "Good Sam" was the first private hospital in North Carolina for Black residents. They were both active members of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Both were also active participants in the war effort on behalf of the Confederate States of America.  These letters were transcribed by  Shelia Bumgarner who also researched and added significant contextual footnotes. Editing and additional research was completed by John O'Connor. Both are Librarians in the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
000004089 540__ $$aCC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
000004089 542__ $$fIn Copyright
000004089 600__ $$aWilkes, John$$d1827-1908$$eAuthor
000004089 600__ $$aWilkes, Jane Renwick$$d1827-1913$$eAuthor
000004089 650__ $$aCatskill Mountains (N.Y.)--1850-1860.
000004089 650__ $$aNew York City (N.Y.)--1840-1860.
000004089 650__ $$aCharlotte (N.C.)--History--19th century.
000004089 650__ $$aUnited States. Navy--1840-1850.
000004089 650__ $$aUnited States. Navy--1850-1860.
000004089 650__ $$aWashington (D.C.)--1840-1860.
000004089 650__ $$aGold mining--1850-1860.
000004089 650__ $$aUnited States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
000004089 655_7 $$abook
000004089 690__ $$aCapps Hill Gold Mine
000004089 720__ $$aShelia Bumgarner$$eTranscriber$$uCharlotte Mecklenburg Library
000004089 720__ $$aJohn O'Connor$$eEditor$$uCharlotte Mecklenburg Library
000004089 8564_ $$964016888-99e7-4cd1-a02a-3177f11d9b20$$s17692524$$uhttps://vault.cmlibrary.org/record/4089/files/DearestJeanieDearestJack.pdf
000004089 982__ $$aCharlotte Mecklenburg Library Publications