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John Kelly

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By John Kelly

John Kelly papers, 1747-1892.

Kelly, John, 1744-1826 · 1747

Papers of John Kelly (1744-1826) and his family, dated 1747 to 1892, 450 items in half a linear foot, part of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 3378. Subjects include economic conditions in Orange County and the Saint Mary's District, Mary Holden Kelly, and internal migration in the nineteenth century South, with family social life in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama.

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Read contemporary evidence: State Archives catalog: 52 collections naming John Kelly State Archives of North Carolina Collection descriptions for manuscripts, county records, and state records held by the State Archives of North Carolina
Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 421 Orange County pages naming John Kelly DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for John Kelly 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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