Ellis, John Willis. The Papers of John Willis Ellis. 2 vols. Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History, 1964.

Vol. 2 Divisions in Democratic party, 431 Ad valorem taxation, 431, 433-39 Coal, water, 444-46, 456ff Steamboat service between southern states and Europe, Baltimore City Council, 446-48, 450-52 Ruffin, election in , Douglas, 454 Secession, 455 Insane asylum, 459 Ruffin, agriculture, 460 Wilmington port, 461 Canon, for use against incendiaries, 461 Tax collection, 465 William H. Gist, Lincoln election, secession, divisions in , 465-66, 469-70 Joseph E. Brown, insane asylums, 469 South Carolina secessionists, 471-73, 475-76 Consultations on secession, 472 Secession meetings, 472-73 Confederacy, African slave trade, 474 Slave insurrection plot, 474-75 commissioners, 475-76 Inauguration, seizure of a fort, 476-77 Seizure of forts in other states, 477 Montgomery convention, Washington peace conference, 478 Coercion, 478-79 Secession, Lincoln election, coercion, 480-81 Ruffin, agriculture, 483 Gist, South Carolina secession, 485 Military company organized, 486-87 Federal troops in state, 488, 516-17 Ellis governor’s message, 489 Finances and debt, 490-95 Railroads, 495-500 Agriculture, 500-1 Education, 501-2 Taxes and Revenue, 503-9 Secession crisis, Lincoln election, 509-20 Secession, Holden, 521 Democrats, secession, convention of states, 521-22 Governor’s message and secession, 523-24 Alabama secession commissioner, 526 Republicans and atrocities, 528-29 1860 Association, 529-30 Sam Houston, secession, Texas, 530-32

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Secession, Alabama commissioners, coercion, 534-43 , secession, Mississippi, 543-46 Secession, South Carolina, navy, 546-47 Andrew Johnson, 546-47 Armory, Tredegar. Anderson, muskets, 547-550 South Carolina secession, postal affairs, treaty, coercion, 551-52 Slave rebellion, murder, 552 Seizing a federal fort, 553-61 Charleston forts, 556-58 North Carolina forts, Joseph E. Brown, 558-59 Arms and ammunition, 562 Confederacy, slave trade, 564-65 Anderson, arms Tredegar, 565-70 North Carolina convention, Alabama, Confederacy, African slave trade, 570-71 Arms for the state, 571-74 Confederate convention, North Carolina delegates, 574-75 Arms manufacturing, 575-76 Arms for the state, 576-82, 584 Slave states, coercion, tariff, 582-83 Texas convention, 585 Lead for the state, 586 Arms for states, 586-89 State bonds, 589-90 Commissioners to Montgomery convention, 590-94 Arms and lead, 594-97 Washington peace conference, 598-99 Arms and equipment for the state, 600-3 Arkansas, border state convention, 605 Arms for the state, 606-7 North Carolina forts, 608-10 Simon Cameron, North Carolina, subjugation, 612 Arms for the state, 613 Troops and arms, 616ff Arms for the state, 619-20 Special session of legislature, coercion, call on states for troops, 621-22 Lincoln, coercion, resolutions, 624-25 Rifle company, 625-26 Post office revenues, 626-27 Richmond, custom house, 629 Arsenal, 630-31 Forts, 631 Lincoln, secession, convention, Democrats, 631-33 Arms for states, 636 Florida and Ellis, 637 Committee of Safety, Forts, 638-40 Arms for the state, 642-43

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United States mint, 645-647 Conditions in Washington, 647-52 Inspector general, forts, 654 Richmond, 654-55 Leroy Pope Walker, Confederate troops, 655-57 Mint, 659 Volunteers, 662-63 Military appointments made throughout the latter half of the volume Arms for North Carolina, 674-75 Fort and arms, 678-79, 689 Norfolk navy yard, 681-82 Mint, 682-83 Postal route, 687 Provisional Confederate constitution, 691 Census, 692-93 Ellis message, secession, 697-704 North Carolina convention, 704-6 Postmaster, 706-7 Conditions in Washington, 707-11 Fort Caswell, 712-13 Arms for North Carolina troops, 713 Need for leadership, passports, hunting, alcohol, grain, home guards, 714-15 Judgments, property cases against volunteers, 715-16 Great danger, offers services to the state, Presbyterian clergyman, 716-18 Chaplain for insane asylum, 718-19 Recruiting troops, 720 Census, 720 Arms for state, 721-22 Steamboat.725-27, 733-34 Troops, 727-28 Home guards, 728-29 Postal carriers, 730 Test oath, 734-35 Surgeon general, 735 Fort Macon, 736 Washington, conditions in the North, 738-741 Wilmington defenses, 744-46 Deserters, 746-49 Bacon purchase, railroad, 747-48 Military camp, 749-50 Clingman, arsenal, 750 Baptist Association, religion, Confederate cause, 753-55 Arms for state, 755 Mint, 764-65 Disloyal men, women, 766 Regimental chaplain, 772-73

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Railroad, 781 Clothing and tents for troops, 788-90 Military Board, State convention, 792-94 Fort Macon, 794-95 Volunteers troops and arms, 795-99 Food for soldiers, 801 Chaplain, 809 Artillery, 809 Fort Macon, 810 Recruiting soldiers, 812 Rayner, Winder, appointments, 818-19 Cooks, attending to the sick, use ineligibles or free blacks, 819-20 Kentucky troops, 821-22 Navy list, 824 Relief for a northern resident, 825 Laboratory for ammunition, 826 Florida, weapons, muskets, 827, 839 Daniel H. Hill, privates claim to have received commissions, 828 Robbers, 832 Machinery for percussion caps, 833 Conditions in East , 834 Partisan units, guerrillas, 837-38 Arms for troops, Floyd, 839 Loan, crops, 842-43 Home Guard, 843-44 Arms for cavalry, 845-46 List of machinery, 846-48, 852 Harpers Ferry, muskets, 848 Convention, submissionists, 851 Underage, ill, enlistment, 854 Steamboat, 854-55 Daniel H. Hill, Big Bethel, 856-865 Coast defenses, 865-66 Vermont teacher wants to return home, 867 Home guard, 867-68 Arms for company, 868 Volunteer company, 869 Free black, wages, entrenchments, 870 Machinery, 870-71 Chaplain, 871-72 Company of troops, 874-76 Chaplain, 876 Congressman, election, 876 Leroy P. Walker, reserve corps for North Carolina, 877 Virginia hospitals, women, 878 Kentuckian, older, seeks clerkship, 880-81

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Governor’s health, 882 Camp conditions, bounty, 884-85 Leroy P. Walker, site for prison, 885-86 Death of Ellis, Henry T. Clarke, 886-87 Blockade, 888

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