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From the state marker“Whig general, was killed at Cowan's Ford, Feb. 1, 1781. Davidson College and Davidson County are named for him.”
State historical marker: L-23: William Lee Davidson
1746–1781 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗
5 indexed works are connected with this person.
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House joint resolutions from the session of April 21 to June 3, 1784 at Hillsborough, 193 images of resolutions, petitions and depositions. They range from a replacement certificate for John Hogan and claims by auditors and veterans to courts-martial, Cherokee affairs, taxation and the Continental Congress.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Davidson, William Lee, 1746-1781.
Revolutionary War aftermath runs through these General Assembly select committee reports of 6 to 17 May 1783, in 54 images. Business includes a memorial from officers of the State Legion, another from Richard Henderson and others, a petition of John Ramsey of Chatham County, and the accounts of a Colonel Polk. Loyalist estates, iron works, western lands and Hillsborough also come up.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Davidson, William Lee, 1746-1781.
Miscellaneous petitions to the North Carolina General Assembly, June to July 1781, 22 images. Petitioners include Edward Hall of Perquimans County, John Evans of Nash County, Henry O'Daniel, Thomas Cabeen and officers of the Salisbury militia battalions. Nathanael Greene, William Lee Davidson, deserters and pardons figure in the topics.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Davidson, William Lee, 1746-1781.
September 1780 letters of Governor Abner Nash, 40 images, from the weeks after the defeat at Camden. Francis Brice is among the writers, and Horatio Gates, William Lee Davidson, Thomas Jefferson and the Continental Congress are named, together with Hillsborough and Orange County.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Davidson, William Lee, 1746-1781.
House joint resolutions of August 31 to September 6, 1780, passed in the weeks after the defeat at Camden. They include a poll tax exemption for John Vaughan of Orange County, allowances for wagon owners, and William Lee Davidson's appointment as brigadier general for the Salisbury District. 77 images.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Davidson, William Lee, 1746-1781.
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