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 as the Library of Congress records it · 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
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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.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Carson, Alexander, 1776-1844.
Research sources
Additional research sources
Other catalogs to search and local organizations that can help.
- Read contemporary evidence: State Archives catalog: 11 collections naming Alexander Carson State Archives of North Carolina Collection descriptions for manuscripts, county records, and state records held by the State Archives of North Carolina
- Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 11 Orange County pages naming Alexander Carson DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
- Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for Alexander Carson NC LIVE An advanced search of the state’s shared databases already scoped to Orange County’s places and this subject; edit it freely, and sign in through your North Carolina library to read
- Ask locally: Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
- Ask locally: Local History Help Hours and request form OCPL Local History Liaison The library’s Local History Liaison helps in person most Mondays, 12 to 3, at the Main Library, or by the online request form
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