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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 as the Library of Congress records it · 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.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Dickson, Joseph, 1745-1825.

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Background context: NCpedia: Joseph Dickson NCpedia Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry
Background context: Historical marker O-47: Joseph Dickson 1745-1825 NC 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.
Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 21 Orange County pages naming Joseph Dickson DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for Joseph Dickson 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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