Person in the county’s record

Peter Early

The index holds one work for Peter Early so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.

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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.

Miscellaneous letters, 1786-1982

1786

Single letters dated 1786 to 1982, brought together under one number, with many items described more fully in paper finding aids kept with their units. Topics include southern plantations and slavery, the Civil War and the siege of Fort Fisher, commerce and migration, and writers and public figures from Washington Irving and Daniel Webster to Margaret Mitchell. Part of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 516.

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Other catalogs to search and local organizations that can help.

Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 37 Orange County pages naming Peter Early DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for Peter Early 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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