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Joseph Dickson

From the state marker
“Colonel in Revolution, later brigadier general, member of legislatures of N.C. and Tenn., and of U.S. Congress. His home stands 1/4 mile W.”
State historical marker: O-47: Joseph Dickson 1745-1825

1745–1825 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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House Joint Resolutions, May 10 - May 17

North Carolina. General Assembly · 1782

House joint resolutions of May 10 to 17, 1782, with petitions and committee reports, from the General Assembly session at Hillsborough. Subjects run from loyalists, treason and disabled veterans to land grants and public finance; Nathanael Greene, Waightstill Avery and Joseph Dickson are among the names. 89 images.

Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Dickson, Joseph, 1745-1825.

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Background

NCpedia: Joseph Dickson Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry
Historical marker O-47: Joseph Dickson 1745-1825NC Highway Historical Marker Colonel in Revolution, later brigadier general, member of legislatures of N.C. and Tenn., and of U.S. Congress. His home stands 1/4 mile W.

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DigitalNC newspapers: 21 Orange County pages naming Joseph Dickson Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers

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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
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