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Gardner-Webb University Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University Cobb, Needham Bryan (1870 – 1872) Pastors of First Baptist Shelby 8-2-1963 Correspondence - R. Hubbard Hamrick & Mary L. Cobb Mary L. Cobb Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/first-baptist-shelby-needham-bryan-cobb \\517 E. Franklin St.Chapel Hill, N. C. 27^11^ifugust 2, 1963.Mr. R. Hubbard Hamrick930 W. Marren St.Shelby, N.G. 28l50.Dear Mr. Hamrick:I^y aunt. Miss Lucy M. 0 obb, has asked me to answer the letter whichyou wrote her about her father, Needham Bryan Cobb, and which was forwarded toher at her Raleigh address. Apt. 3, 11 S. Boy Ian Ave. She is not well, havingonly recently returned from the hospital and is not equal to writing. She hasconferred srith me, however, and has asked me to tell you about her father.You wrote:"I believe that he was here from Jan.l870 till Dec. 1872 according tothe church minutes with his signature. The information that I have on him is hewas born in Wajrne County Feb. 1, 1836; graduated at University of N. C. at eighteenyears old, in 185U, studied law and practiced for a while in Pitt, Wayne and GreenCounties till 18^9. He left the Episcopal Church and was baptized and ordained in-, to the Baptist Church in Wilson in i860. He was Chaplain of the Uth N. C. Regiment\during the Civil War and was President of the Baptist State Convention in theearly 188's."Auht^Lucy pointed out two things in this that should be corrected. Grandfather wasborn in Jones Co. on a plantation owned by his father, William Donnell Cobb, whosehome was in Wayne Co, Also she understands that he was President of the BaptistState Convention in the early l870*s. See Paschal's "History of N. C. Baptists."Additional information is that Needham Bryan Cobb and Dr. J. D. Hufham published thefirst daily paper, "The Daily Record," published in Raleigh after the Civil War,the printing of which was permitted by the Northern officer in charge of the city.At one time he was State Superintendent of the Baptist Sunday School Board. He wasthe first recipient of the M. A. degree for work done at the University of NorthCarolina, only honorary master's degrees having been conferred previously. Heearned this in 1836. The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him in1889 by Judson College. He was the first shorthand teacher in North Carolina.He was known as an historian of both his state and his denomination. He also published a small book of verse, "A Poetical Geography of North Carolina and OtherPoems." Amonfe the "other poems" were a tribute on the death of jpresident JeffersonDavis and a "Reply to Gray's Elegy." Aunt Lucy was told by someone in Shelby yearsago that the latter was written in Shelby.I am mailing to you a photography of Needham Bryan Cobb which I shallappreciate your returning to me when you no longer need it.We are interested in hearing about the history which you are preparing andhope that the information which we are sending will be of help.With best wishes, I amSincerely yours,)\ACUy '~f.(Miss) Mary L. Cobb.

Correspondence - R. Hubbard Hamrick & Mary L. Cobb

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Correspondence - R. Hubbard Hamrick & Mary L. Cobb

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