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John Hamilton

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Petitions (Real Estate and Confiscated Property)

North Carolina. General Assembly · 1791

Petitions to the North Carolina General Assembly of 1791 to 1792 concerning real estate and confiscated property, 176 images. Petitioners from across the state sought relief over land titles, estates, wills and debts. Hillsborough and the University of North Carolina appear among the places and bodies named.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Hamilton, John, -1817.

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Life and Orange County connections

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1773–1775 Rochester becomes a partner in a Hillsborough store Rochester joined James Monroe and John Hamilton as a partner in a Hillsborough store in 1773. The business prospered but was liquidated in 1775 as the Revolution approached. People: John HamiltonSearch the index · NCpedia (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography): Rochester, Nathaniel

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Nathaniel Rochester 1 entry: Rochester becomes a partner in a Hillsborough store (1773–1775)

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Background

NCpedia: John Hamilton Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry

Records of the time

DigitalNC newspapers: 331 Orange County pages naming John, - Hamilton Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers

Collections and databases

NC LIVE: prepared search for John Hamilton Library card 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
Ancestry Library Edition In the libraryOrange County Public Library Census, birth, death and marriage records, and more, free on the public computers at OCPL libraries

Local help

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
Local History Help Hours and request formOCPL 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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