Person in the county’s record
3 indexed works are connected with this person.
Works in the index that concern this person directly, or were written by them. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it; background reading with wider context sits further down.
David Schenck's biographical sketch of the Revolutionary officer known as Hal Dixon, who died in 1782. It was first printed in the North Carolina University Magazine for October 1895 and then reissued at Chapel Hill.
House joint resolutions of May 3 to 9, 1782, largely acting on petitions from individuals, among them Timothy Bloodworth and Henry Williams. Matters include poll tax exemptions, disabled veterans, sheriffs and clerks, confiscations and militia drafts. From the Hillsborough session; 107 images.
Resolutions of the North Carolina Senate from 16 to 18 May 1782: naming Thomas Davis public printer, favoring Joseph Pitman of Edgecombe County, obtaining clothing for Continental officers and soldiers, and answering a memorial of John Huske. Nathanael Greene, Jethro Sumner and the Battle of Eutaw Springs are among the names. 51 images, with Hillsborough tied to the session.
The index lists works with an Orange County connection. To find everything else about Hal Dixon, search these catalogs.
Searched with the catalog heading Dixon, Hal, -1782, so the results are about this person and not others with the same name. Each link opens that catalog’s own results in a new tab. The Friends have not reviewed what they return.
Found a book OCPL doesn’t own? You can often borrow it through interlibrary loan at OCPL.
Other catalogs to search and local organizations that can help.
More to discover
The Friends connect people with new library materials, local writers and publishers, and resources documenting Orange County.
