Alexander Carson papers,
Five documents of Alexander Carson, an Orange County resident, dated 1760 to 1858. They include a 1760 grant from Lord Granville for land on the Eno River and deeds to land in Orange and Alexander counties.
Person in the county’s record
Alexander Carson
1776–1844 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗
The index holds one work for Alexander Carson so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.
Indexed works
Works about or by Alexander Carson. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it. Background reading appears below.
By Alexander Carson
About Alexander Carson
William Franklin Strowd papers, 1755; 1820; 1854-1929.
Forty-nine items kept as the papers of William Franklin Strowd, 1832 to 1911, with a few pieces from 1755 and 1820 and the main run from 1854 to 1929, collection 4151-z in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC. The papers concern economic conditions in Orange and Chatham counties, mathematical problems and exercises, Alexander Carson and R. L. Strowd.
Included because: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Carson, Alexander, 1776-1844.
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Records of the time
- State Archives catalog: 11 collections naming Alexander CarsonState Archives of North Carolina Collection descriptions for manuscripts, county records, and state records held by the State Archives of North Carolina
- DigitalNC newspapers: 11 Orange County pages naming Alexander Carson Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Collections and databases
- NC LIVE: prepared search for Alexander Carson Library card Search NC LIVE for this subject and Orange County. You can change the search terms. Sign in through your North Carolina library to access the materials.
- Ancestry Library Edition In the libraryOrange County Public Library Census, birth, death and marriage records, and more, free on the public computers at OCPL libraries
Local help
- Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
- Local History Help Hours and request formOCPL Local History Liaison Meet with the Local History Liaison at the Main Library, usually Mondays from noon to 3 p.m., or send a question using the online request form
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