MS 303
Bland Family Papers

This collection consists of documents of historical import relating to the Bland and Gause families of Brunswick County.  The documents span the years 1802-1985 and include land grants, court documents, correspondence, business documents, and deeds.  Many items in the collection concern the Bland and Gause families' land holdings in Brunswick County, beginning with the 1802 land indenture between William Gause and Samuel Gause. 

This collection was donated to the William Madison Randall Library by Terry Bland.

The Collection has been designated Accession Number 303 of the Manuscripts Collection, Special Collections Department, William Madison Randall Library, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-3297.
 

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

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Manuscripts Department   
William Madison Randall Library  
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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Land Indenture between William Gause and Samuel Gause; November 11, 1802

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Land Indenture between William A. Bland and Dugald A. Lamont; January 4, 1861

303/1/3
Brunswick County Probate Court Document; November 24, 1871

303/1/4
Certification of Insurance $10,000 provided by U.S. Bureau of War Risk Insurance to Luther Carson Bland; January 30, 1918

303/1/5
Copy of John J. Pershing's letter to his fellow soldiers, issued to Arthur C. Bland; February 28, 1919

303/1/6
Letters of Recommendation for L.C. Bland from L.A. Toombs; August 14, 1919

303/1/7
Certificate of Membership in Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees; September 1, 1920

303/1/8
Document Re: the transfer of ownership of two tracts of land from Nettie Bland to J.A. and Miley Bland and others; March 30, 1921

303/1/9
Promissory note in the amount of $152.00 from L.C. Bland to Peoples Furniture Co., Inc.; December 4, 1924

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Check for $300.00 to L.C. Bland from H.B. Saudlin; January 21, 1925

303/1/11
Honorable Discharge from U.S. Army issued to Luther C. Bland; June 15, 1927

303/1/12
Power of Attorney granted by Nettie Bland to L.C. Bland; August 22, 1927

303/1/13
Power of Attorney Agreement issued to L.C. Bland by R.L. Bland; September 27, 1927

303/1/14
Business Agreement between J.F. Sommersett, J.W. Sommersett, and L.C. Bland; January 20, 1928

303/1/15
Warranty Deed between Cora Gause Maultsby et vir to J.B. Ward; September 7, 1935

303/1/16
Chattel Mortgage with note, indebting L.C. and Flora Bland to W.A. McGirt; May 15, 1937

303/1/1 7
Warranty Deed between L. and Carrie B. Baggett and J.B. Ward; December 22, 1937

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Deed between James P. Bland and L.C. Bland; March 3, 1941

303/1/19
Enlistment Record for Luther C. Bland; April 29, 1942

303/1/20
Luther C. Bland's notification of Resignation from the Norfolk Navy Yard; June 13, 1945

303/1/21
Honorable Discharge from the Civilian Conservation Corps for Luther Carson Bland; June 23, 1941

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Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation Membership Cards, Stock Certificate for L.C. Bland and L.W. Bland; 1947

303/1/23
Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation to L.C. Bland; September 27, 1947

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Warranty Deed between William Howard Bland, Leon Wade Bland, Annie Mae Bland Davis, and G.G. Davis, and Flora Bland; October 16, 1948

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Deed of Trust issued by L.C. and Flora Bland to J.E. Cooke; November 23, 1948

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Indenture between L.C. and Flora Bland and George Smith, trustee, and Josephine Smith; January 7, 1950

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Warranty Deed between Josephine Bland Smith, widow, and L.C. Bland; January 10, 1950

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Warranty Deed between J.B. and Lou Bland and W.G. Bland; January 13, 1950

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Quitclaim Deed between Johnnie Bland and L.C. Bland; January 23, 1950

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Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation to L.C. Bland; February 1, 1950

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Deed without Warranty between Clyde and Ida Gertrude Benton, and L.C. and Flora Bland; February 27, 1950

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Deed of Trust between L.C. and Flora Bland and J.E. Cooke, trustee; November 4, 1951

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Correspondence between L.C. Bland and E.V. Bryant; November 30, 1951

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Deed of Release issued by L.W. Bland to L.C. Bland and Flora Bland; December 10, 1951

303/1/35
Deed of Release between W.H. Bland and L.C. and Flora Bland; December 10, 1951

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Deed of Trust between W.G. and Maeda Bland to D.C. Herring, trustee for J.B. and Lou Bland, January 10, 1952

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Deed between W.G. and Mae Olla Bland and L.C. Bland; January 28, 1952

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Chattel Mortgage with note, indebting Mrs. L.C. Bland to R.D. White & Sons; July 3, 1952

303/1/39
Envelope addressed to Mrs. Flora Bland from A.J. Walton, Register of Deeds, Brunswick County; November 11, 1953

303/1/40
Insurance Papers of Florida Bland & L.W. Bland; 1955-1959


303/1/41
Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation to Mrs. L.C. Bland; January 12, 1956

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Envelope addressed to Mrs. L.C. Bland, May 29th, 1956

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Empty Envelope from the Tax Department of Brunswick County; April 13, 1957

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Death Certificate of L.C. Bland; March 11, 1958

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Deed between Annie Mae Bland Davis and William Howard and Leon Wade Bland; October 5, 1970

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Warranty Deed between Flora Bland, William Howard, and Leon Wade Bland; October 15, 1973

303/1/47
Columbus County tax receipt for Leon W. & Bertha G. Bland; January 2, 1985

The following files are located in map drawer 14

303/1/48
Land Survey in Brunswick County for C.A. Gause; April 6, 1896

303/1/49
Indenture; November 15, 1871

303/1/50
Brunswick County Land Deed; December 1842

303/1/51
Brunswick County Land Deed for C.A. Gause; December 31, 1897

303/1/52
Brunswick County Land Deed for Samuel G. Lewis; July 23, 1805; Land Survey for Samuel Lewis; November 21, 1805

 


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