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1713–1781 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗
5 indexed works are connected with this person.
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Miscellaneous General Assembly papers from 1784, 25 images, dealing with deeds, land grants, taxes and soldiers. James Murray and John Sevier are named, and the places include Burke, Wilkes and Orange counties, Edenton and Hillsborough.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Murray, James, 1713-1781.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
House of Commons bill of 22 April 1783, marked rejected, that would have vested title to the lands of James Murray (1713 to 1781) in Thomas Clark and others on account of debts. From the General Assembly session at Hillsborough. 11 images.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Murray, James, 1713-1781.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Senate bill of 26 April 1783 granting relief to Thomas Clark and others in their claims on the estate of James Murray (1713 to 1781), with debts and estate administration at issue. From the General Assembly's spring session at Hillsborough. 8 images.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Murray, James, 1713-1781.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Petition behind a House bill of 18 April 1782 that would have named commissioners to examine the claims of Thomas Clark and others against the estate of James Murray (1713 to 1781). Loyalist property, confiscation and guardianship are among its concerns. Only the petition survives. From the 1782 General Assembly at Hillsborough. 13 images.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Murray, James, 1713-1781.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Senate joint resolutions of the 1782 session, 16 April to 4 May, in 88 images with messages, reports and petitions. Cases include Joseph Hall of Richmond County, Ambrose Ramsey, James Bizell of Duplin County, and North Carolina officers and citizens held captive at Charleston. Hillsborough figures in the business.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Murray, James, 1713-1781.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
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