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James B. (James Byron) Gordon

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Gordon and Hackett family papers, 1752-1942 (bulk 1847- 1860)

Gordon (Family : Wilkes County, N.C.); Hackett (Family : Wilkes County, N.C.) · 1752

Family papers of the Gordons and Hacketts of Wilkes County, North Carolina, dated 1752 to 1942 with most material from 1847 to 1860. Subjects include James B. Gordon, Caroline Louise Gordon Hackett and three Hackett men, and cover Confederate officers' correspondence and military life, education, women's social life, and the Yadkin River Valley. Student life at Chapel Hill appears as well. Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 1040.

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Background context: Gordon, James Byron NCpedia
Read contemporary evidence: State Archives catalog: 15 collections naming James Gordon State Archives of North Carolina Collection descriptions for manuscripts, county records, and state records held by the State Archives of North Carolina
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for James B. (James Byron) Gordon 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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